Canadian burnet (Sanguisorba stipulata)
Other names Sitka burnet
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Perennial (hardy)
- Exposure
- Full sun
- Frost limit
- −34.4 °C
Cultivation
Succeeds in ordinary garden soil. Very closely related to S. canadensis.
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 cold frame 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.
Edible uses
Leaves - cooked. They are not choice.
Medicinal uses
Both the roots and the leaves are astringent.
Habitat
Bogs, swamps and streambanks.
Native range
Western N. America - Alaska to Oregon.