- Perennial green leaf
- Herb
- Edimentals
Salad Burnet
Sanguisorba minor
A small lush evergreen edible garden herb that tastes of cucumber.
PLANT TYPE Herb
PLANT HABIT Evergreen perennial
USES Culinary, Ornamental
DESCRIPTION
A small lush evergreen edible garden herb. Salad burnet’s leaves taste of cucumber and makes a great addition to salads and summer drinks. Also used a a pot herb and is good in herb butters. It’s ornamental evergreen leaves make it a great addition to a perennial kitchen garden for the hungry gaps in the seasons.
Has rounded, reddish flower heads from May to September. Self seeds quite well, requires little maintenance.
PRODUCT NOTES First year plant in 1 litre pot.
RECOMMENDED LOCATION Kitchen garden, Ornamental garden
Aspect Full sun, Partial sun, Moist partial shade, Moist full sun
Height 45cm
Spread 45cm
Hardiness Hardy
Origin/history
Family: Rosaceae
Native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Western Asia.
