Category / Sanguisorba / Burnets

Blooming earlier than most burnets, Sanguisorba menziesii (Menzies’ Burnet) is a clump-forming perennial forming a low mound of blue-green leaves, each finely divided into oblong leaflets. Tight bottle brushes in intense maroon-purple…

Primarily grown for its tasty leaves, Sanguisorba minor (Salad Burnet) is a hardy, dainty perennial forming a low basal rosette of pinnate leaves, each with 4-12 pairs of rounded, toothed leaflets. The…

One of the most ornamental burnets, Sanguisorba obtusa (Japanese Burnet) is a clump-forming perennial with profuse and attractive fluffy, reddish-pink, bottlebrush flowers, elegantly swaying in the breeze in summer. They are borne on…

Adding a gentle transparent effect in the border, Sanguisorba officinalis ‘Pink Tanna’ (Great Burnet) is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial forming a neat mound of gray-green leaves, each finely toothed and divided into…

Sanguisorba officinalis ‘Red Thunder’ (Great Burnet) is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial forming a neat mound of dark green leaves, each finely divided into oblong leaflets. Rich burgundy-red bottlebrush flowers appear atop slender…

Extending the blooming season well into fall, award-winning Sanguisorba officinalis ‘Tanna’ (Great Burnet) is a clump-forming, rhizomatous perennial forming neat mounds of blue-green, crimped leaves, each finely divided into oblong leaflets. Deep…

Sanguisorba officinalis (Great Burnet) is a clump-forming, rhizomatous perennial with pinnate, medium green, basal leaves, each with 7-25 serrate leaflets. Deep red bottlebrush flowers appear atop long stems from midsummer through fall.…

Highly decorative with its profuse and attractive, lipstick-pink, bottlebrush flowers rising on tall slender stems, Sanguisorba tenuifolia ‘Pink Elephant’ is a lovely addition to the garden. Attractive to butterflies and pollinators, the…

Highly decorative with its profuse and attractive, fluffy, white flowers, rising on tall willowy stems and bobbing in the air, Sanguisorba tenuifolia ‘Alba’ is a prized addition to the garden. Highly decorative…

One of the most ornamental burnets, Sanguisorba albiflora (White-Flowered Burnet) is a compact, clump-forming perennial with profuse and attractive fluffy, white, bottlebrush flowers, elegantly swaying in the breeze in summer. They are…

Bringing movement to the garden and nodding with the wind, Korean Burnet makes a statement in the landscape. It can be used to provide a backdrop to a herbaceous border or as…