Salad Burnet
Salad Burnet is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Salad Burnet has a long history for both its edible leaves and its medicinal properties. It is an attractive, clumping perennial with soft, green leaves in a loose rosette. It is both drought hardy and very cold hardy. It grows to 40 cm in height before it flowers, while the flower heads can be up to 75 cm tall. The small, white flowers are attractive to butterflies. The young leaves with their cucumber-like flavour are harvested to use in salads or dressings. The leaves can also be added to soup and make a very aromatic herb vinegar. If you don't use the leaves regularly then cut back the whole plant from time to time to encourage tender new growth. Salad Burnet prefers a slightly alkaline soil so add a little lime. It will do best in a sunny position but will tolerate some shade and needs plenty of water in hot weather for the leaves to stay tender. It will grow all year around. Sow spring in temperate areas, in subtropical areas sow spring or autumn. It germinates best between 10 - 21°C soil temperature and it is a bit slow to germinate, taking up to 21 days. Suitable for temperate and subtropical areas; unlikely to do well in the tropics.
Product: Salad Burnet
Product type: SEED ()
Botanical name: Sanguisorba minor
Syn.: Syn. Garden Burnet
Salad Burnet has a long history for both its edible leaves and its medicinal properties. It is an attractive perennial with soft, green leaves in a loose rosette; it is very cold hardy. The young leaves with their cucumber-like flavour are harvested to use in salads or dressings. The leaves can also be added to soup and make a very aromatic herb vinegar. The flowers are attractive to butterflies.
Plant type: Perennial clumping herb
Plant height: 40 cm, compact rosette habit
Sow when: Germinate best at 16 - 20°C soil temp.
Temperate: Spring
Subtropical: Spring & autumn
Tropical: Unlikely to do well
Germination: 14 - 21 days
Depth: 3 mm deep, requires light to germinate
Position: Full sun to partial shade
Sow where: Sow in seedling trays then transplant
Soil type: Rich, well drained soil; slightly alkaline; add lime pH 7.5
Details: Cut back the whole plant after flowering or if the leaves get tough to encourage tender new growth; water regularly; plants can be divided in spring
Harvest: 70 days; harvest in the morning
seeds per packet
Sanguisorba minor
Syn. Garden Burnet
Perennial clumping herb
Salad Burnet
Salad Burnet has a long history for both its edible leaves and its medicinal properties. It is an attractive, clumping perennial with soft, green leaves in a loose rosette. It is both drought hardy and very cold hardy. It grows to 40 cm in height before it flowers, while the flower heads can be up to 75 cm tall. The small, white flowers are attractive to butterflies. The young leaves with their cucumber-like flavour are harvested to use in salads or dressings. The leaves can also be added to soup and make a very aromatic herb vinegar. If you don't use the leaves regularly then cut back the whole plant from time to time to encourage tender new growth. Salad Burnet prefers a slightly alkaline soil so add a little lime. It will do best in a sunny position but will tolerate some shade and needs plenty of water in hot weather for the leaves to stay tender. It will grow all year around. Sow spring in temperate areas, in subtropical areas sow spring or autumn. It germinates best between 10 - 21°C soil temperature and it is a bit slow to germinate, taking up to 21 days. Suitable for temperate and subtropical areas; unlikely to do well in the tropics.