Great Burnet
Sanguisorba officinalis 'Red Thunder'
Rosaceae
Other names
Burnet Bloodwort
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Source of plant
Crownsville Nursery
Description
The ovoid flower spikes are rarely more than 3cm long and erect, on branched stems. Flowers open from the top down and are deep raspberry. It forms spreading clumps in the garden. The Korean collections of S. officinalis, CDC 262 and CDC 282, flower in August to September. Sanguisorba officinalis ‘Red Thunder’, raised by Dutch plantsman Piet Oudolf, is derived from one of these.
USDA Hardiness Zone
6