{"id":12614,"date":"2022-07-05T09:30:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T07:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/?p=22446"},"modified":"2022-07-05T17:35:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T15:35:21","slug":"sanguisorbas-how-to-grow-and-cultivate","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/sanguisorbas-how-to-grow-and-cultivate\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanguisorbas: how to grow and cultivate"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Daisy Bowie-Sell\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 05 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Once, while wandering over the chalk downs of Box Hill in Surrey, I noticed the delicate scent of cucumber. On inspection of the ground beneath my feet I discovered I was standing on a diminutive pinnate-leaved plant that had small, globular, greenish-red heads with long straggly stamens: the salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor<\/em>).<\/p>\n

This was my first encounter with one of the two British native burnets, the other, the great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis<\/em>), preferring moisture-retentive soils in meadows or at the edge of woodland. It is much taller at 1.2m with small, burgundy bobbles atop wiry stems. Burnets are found throughout Europe, Asia, Japan and North America.<\/p>\n

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Sanguisorba officinalis<\/em> \u2018Korean Phoenix\u2019\u00a0<\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Torie Chugg<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Sanguisorba dodecandra<\/em><\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Torie Chugg<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Sanguisorba tenuifolia<\/em> \u2018Purpurea\u2019<\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Torie Chugg<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Sanguisorba tenuifolia<\/em> \u2018Stand Up Comedian\u2019<\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Torie Chugg<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Sanguisorba Candensis<\/em> \u2018Twisty\u2019<\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Torie Chugg<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Sanguisorba<\/em> \u2018Sussex Prairies Apache\u2019<\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Torie Chugg<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Sanguisorba<\/em> \u2018Misbourne Pink\u2019<\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Torie Chugg<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Sanguisorba<\/em> \u2018Little Angel\u2019<\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Torie Chugg<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Sanguisorba<\/em> \u2018Ivory Towers\u2019<\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Torie Chugg<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Sanguisorba<\/em> \u2018Candy Floss\u2019<\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Torie Chugg<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Sanguisorba<\/em> \u2018Burr Blanc\u2019<\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Torie Chugg<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Sanguisorba<\/em> \u2018Autumn Red\u2019<\/span> <\/figcaption> \u00a9 Torie Chugg<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

Sanguisorba officinalis<\/em> with its compact burgundy burrs, are mainly pollinated by flies, while the fat catkins of Sanguisorba hakusanensis<\/em> and its hybrids are sweetly scented and brightly coloured \u2013 the Barbara Cartlands of the plant world \u2013 in vivid pink or magenta that attracts butterfly pollinators in their native habitats.<\/p>\n

What is sanguisorba?<\/h2>\n

A hardy herbaceous perennials<\/a> belonging to the Rosaceae family. They have pinnate foliage with toothed leaflet margins and branched wiry stems with terminal clusters of burrs, nodding catkins or candle-like flowers in white, green, pink, red and plum. Commonly known as burnets, there are around 18 species and thousands of hybrids.<\/p>\n

A long season of interest can be provided by this genus from early April until mid November. The size varies from a few centimetres to 2.5m and most grow in moist grasslands with a few species from drier limestone habitats. Sanguisorbas are hardy perennials and ideal for UK gardens. Most have a hardiness rating of RHS H7 and are suitable for gardens in USDA zones 3a to 8b.<\/p>\n

Below are Marina Christopher\u2019s recommendations for the best sanguisorbas.<\/p>\n

Sanguisorba<\/em> \u2018Blackthorn\u2019<\/h3>\n
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