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Salad burnet, Sanguisorba minor, is a perennial herb naturalised in Britain since the 16th Century. Leaves are formed in neat evergreen rosettes. They have a delicate cucumber flavour and may be added to summer drinks and salads. Unusual, crimson flowers appear in summer, attracting a wealth of insects.
Grow salad burnet in a container and harvest the foliage regularly for young salad leaves. It can also be grown in less formal settings, such as wild gardens, including wildflower meadows.
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Sanguisorba ‘Minor’ and wildlife
Sanguisorba ‘Minor’ is known for attracting bees, beneficial insects, butterflies/moths and other pollinators. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.
Is known to attract Bees
Bees
Is known to attract Beneficial insects
Beneficial insects
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is known to attract Butterflies/Moths
Butterflies/Moths
Is known to attract Other pollinators
Other pollinators
Is Sanguisorba ‘Minor’ poisonous?
Sanguisorba ‘Minor’ has no toxic effects reported.
