Sanguisorba minor Salad burnet (Rosaceae) Evergreen perennial

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Sanguisorba minor
Salad burnet
Evergreen perennial
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The Sanguisorba minor plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Rosaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Salad burnet. Some home gardeners know the variety as Poterium dictyocarpum. P. sanguisorba.

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Latin Name:  Sanguisorba minor
Common Name:  Salad burnet
Family:  Rosaceae
Author:  Scop.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.6   Mature Width:  0.3

Habitat:  Grassland, usually on calcareous soils[9, 17, 37].

Cultivation Notes: Prefers a light dry calcareous soil[1, 37, 200] but succeeds in most good soils[1, 37]. Plants also succeed in poor soils[4]. One report says that it grows well in marshy soil[24] but this is possibly a mistake[K]. Dislikes shade[14]. Occasionally cultivated in the herb garden, this is an evergreen herbaceous plant and it supplies fresh edible leaves all the year round, even in quite severe winters[K]. When grown as a salad, the plant should be prevented from flowering[4]. Grows well in the spring meadow[24]. Makes a good edging plant in the border[200]. Plants often self-sow, sometimes to the point of nuisance[K].

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