Position

Sun exposure:
Dappled shade, full sun
Aspect:
South facing, west facing
Position in border:
Front

Soil

Chalky / Alkaline / Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy

Salad burnet, Sanguisorba minor, is a perennial herb naturalised in Britain since the 16th Century. Leaves are formed in neat evergreen rosettes. They have a delicate cucumber flavour and may be added to summer drinks and salads. Unusual, crimson flowers appear in summer, attracting a wealth of insects.

Grow salad burnet in a container and harvest the foliage regularly for young salad leaves. It can also be grown in less formal settings, such as wild gardens, including wildflower meadows.

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Sanguisorba and wildlife

Sanguisorba is known for attracting bees, beneficial insects, butterflies/moths and other pollinators. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.

Is known to attract Bees
Bees
Is known to attract Beneficial insects
Beneficial insects
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is known to attract Butterflies/​Moths
Butterflies/​Moths
Is known to attract Other pollinators
Other pollinators

Is Sanguisorba poisonous?

Sanguisorba has no toxic effects reported.

No reported toxicity to:
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is not known to attract Cats
Cats
Is not known to attract Dogs
Dogs
Is not known to attract Horses
Horses
Is not known to attract Livestock
Livestock
Is not known to attract People
People
Plants that go well with Sanguisorba minor
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