Asian burnet (Sanguisorba tenuifolia)
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Perennial (hardy)
- Exposure
- Full sun
- Frost limit
- −34.4 °C
Cultivation
Succeeds in ordinary garden soil. Hardy to about -25°c. A polymorphic species.
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
Young leaves - cooked.
Habitat
Wet meadows and wet places along streams in lowland and mountain areas all over Japan.
Native range
E. Asia - China, Japan.