Salad burnet

How to grow Poterium sanguisorba growing and care:

Well-drained soil

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative reproduction

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Invasive

Planting season:
Spring / Summer

Pests and diseases:
40-80 cm, 16-32 inches

Pruning season:
Autumn / Winter

How to prune:
Dead parts

Size of the plant:
10-30cm, 4-12 inches

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing

Water requirement:
Small amount of water / Average amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full sun / Half shade

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season?
Summer / Autumn

General information about the flower:
Pink flowers in bowl shape, flowers grow on stems connected in ball shape

Edible leaves

Leaves harvesting season:
All year

How to harvest the leaves?
After the plant establish possible to harvest freely

Information about leaves:
Green heart shape leaves that grow in pinnate structure with deeply serrated margins

Uses of Name leaves:
Cooked, eaten raw, salad

Scientific name:

Poterium sanguisorba

Alternative names: Salad burnet, Garden burnet, Small burnet, Burnet