| Description | Salad Burnet (Sanguisorba minor) is a perennial herb. Primarly grown for the tasty leaves. Leaves described as having a nutty, cucumber taste. |
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| Pronunciation | (san-guih-SOR-bah) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Edibles Vegetables, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average, drought tolerant once established |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained, best in average |
| Flowers | four very small petals, white to red, in a dense cluster |
| Leaves | pinnate compound, form a mounded rosette to 12" tall and 24" wide, leaflets are rounded, toothed (serrated) |
| Dimensions | 1-2 by 1-2 feet (HS) |
| Maintenance | dead head or it will reseed |
| Propagation | seeds, division |
| Native Site | Europe, northern Africa, Canary Islands, Asia |
| Misc Facts | Genus name comes from the Latin words sanguis meaning blood and sorbeo meaning to soak up for its use to stop bleeding. Historically soldiers drank tea of the leaves to help lessen bleeding. The genus name refers to smaller. SYN: Poterium sanguisorba, Poterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba |
| Author's Notes | I grew this once as a potted plant. The leaves drooped over the side of the pot. Leaflets have interesting rounded teeth (interesting if you are a plant Geek) |
| Notes & Reference | #44-The Complete Book of Herbs (Lesley Bremness), #129-Taylors Guide to Herbs , #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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