Sanguisorba canadensis
| Sanguisorba canadensis | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 4 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 4' |
| Width: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Late Summer-Early Fall |
| Meadows | |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Sanguisorba canadensis (common name: american great burnet)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring or autumn in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Division in the spring[1].
Cultivation: Succeeds in ordinary garden soil[2]. Prefers a good moist soil that does not dry out in the summer, in sun or partial shade[3][4].
Succeeds in the flower border or in moist grass[2], plants can become invasive when they are grown by water[4].
Range: North-eastern N. America - Newfoundland to Michigan and south to Georgia.
Habitat: Wet meadows and swamps[3]. Peaty or boggy soils[5].
Edibility: Leaves - boiled, washed in water to remove the bitterness and then eaten with salt and miso[6][7].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Early Fall-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Poterium canadense.
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References
- ↑ Brickell, Christopher. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. Dorling Kindersley Publishers, 1990.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Phillips, Roger and Martyn Rix. Perennials - The Definitve Reference. Pan Books, 1991.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Lyndon, Merritt. Gray's Manual of Botany. American Book Co, 1950.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.