Sanguisorba, the burnets, are a widely varying group, some native, which offer catkin like cylindrical flowers in a range of colours, heights and shapes that are produced from slender flower spikes during summer. Best in sunny open positions and happy in most soil types except too winter wet.
Sanguisorba
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£13.55Sanguisorba Arnhem has wonderful clumps of pinnate foliage from which arise tall wiry stems topped with small rounded red cyclindrical flowers. Arnhem is especially good interplanted with tall upright grasses. Sunny open spot. Height 1.8m-2m
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£12.55A lovely selection from S. officinalis having showy pinky red cylindrical flowers that are held aloft over attractive green foliage. Popular pollinator. Sunny open spot. Height 1.2m – 1.5m.
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£12.55An elegant selection that forms attractive clumps of green divided foliage from which come many delicately airy white cylindrical flowers produced during summer. Sunny open spot. Height 90cm – 1.2m.
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£13.55Bold clump former with attractive divided foliage and fluffy white cylindrical heads of flower in summer. Sun, light shade. Height 1.5m-1.8m.
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£12.99A more compact selection of this bold clump former, with attractive divided foliage and fluffy white cylindrical heads of flower in summer. Sun or light shade. Height 1.2m – 1.5m.
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£11.99Healthy clumps of divided foliage topped with spikes of often rounded darkish red flowers in summer. Sunny open spot. Height 90cm – 1.2m
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£12.99In high summer appear the most stunning pendulous pink catkin like flowers on upright stems . Looks great from my study window! Sun or light shade. Height 90cm-1.2m
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A Knoll Gardens selection. Mounds of attractive green foliage from which arise tall stems that are topped with cylindrical dark red flowers. Sunny open spot. Height 1.5m – 1.8m
Named in memory of Neils Mum.
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£12.55
This tall form of tenuifolia alba has mounds of finely divided light green foliage and spikes of lovely catkin like white flowers during summer. Sunny open spot. Height 1.5m – 1.8m
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£12.55
Dainty looking pincushion like maroon red flowers produced from airy stems during summer on this recent selection. Works well with many grasses. Sunny open position. Height 90cm – 1.2m
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£12.99
A more recent and compact form of the beautiful Sanguisorba hakusanensis with similar almost fluffy pendulous pink catkin like flowers set above attractive foliage. Best in sun. Height 60 – 90cm.
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£7.55
Low neat mound forming clumps of pinnate creamy white variegated foliage and spikes of small cylindrical darkish red flowers in summer. Part shade might be ideal. Height 30-40cm.
