Great Burnet (Sanguisorba Officinalis) – 1 Gallon Pot

Height at Maturity: 2.5-3′

Width at Maturity: 2-3′
Spacing:  24-36″ for mass plantings

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Maintenance / Care:  Low

Great Burnet, also known as Salad Burnet, is often grown as a culinary herb but is also attractive ornamentally. Growing to 3 feet tall and equally as wide, it is a wonderful addition to herb, vegetable, wildflower, prairie and meadow gardens where it will grow and flower for years to come. It also serves beautifully as a filler plant in flowering shrub and ornamental grass borders as the flower stalks will sit nicely among other plants. In late spring to early summer, atop thin tall green stems it produces abundant clusters of showy deep red flowers that are similar in appearance to an elongated clover bloom. Its very attractive compound odd-pinnate, medium green, basal leaves with 7 to 25 serrate leaflets each remain clean throughout the season. The young leaves have a spicy flavor that can can be added to salads and many dishes and the flower buds to salads. If you’re growing it primarily for culinary purposes, the plant can be cut back to encourage new growth, as the youngest leaves are the tastiest.

Suggested Spacing:  24 to 36 inches apart for mass plantings

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