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Sanguisorba obtusa

burnet

£5.99

size:
9cm pot
available within:
to order from spring 2012


  • Position: full sun or partial shade
  • Soil: Poor-to-average, moist, well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Flowering period: June to September
  • Flower colour: pink
  • Hardiness: fully hardy

    Soft pink flowers, which open from the top of the nodding spike downwards, provide a delightful accompaniment to the grey-green foliage. This popular and showy species looks wonderful when allowed to naturalise in large swathes in meadows or prairie-style planting schemes.

  • Garden care: Divide over-large plants in spring or autumn.


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  • Eventual Height: 0.6m
  • Eventual Spread: 0.6m
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