Sanguisorba 'Pink Brushes'
(Burnet 'Pink Brushes')
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - 90cm
Width - 45cm
Location - The House Border
Description: A clump-forming, herbaceous Perennial with an upright habit. Handsome grey-green, pinnate leaves have oblong to oval leaflets with coarsely toothed margins. Drooping, tassel-like flower spikes are a rich shade of rose pink that turn pale blush pink with age. The spikes are composed of many small, Apetalous flowers with long, protruding stamens that collectively give the flower spike a fluffy texture. The flower spikes are held atop upright stems and are produced from mid to late summer.
Flower:
Drooping, tassel-like flower spikes are bright rose-pink and turn pale blush pink with age. The spikes are composed of many small, apetalous flowers each with long, protruding stamens which give the flower spike a fluffy texture. The flower spikes are held atop slender, upright stems and are produced in July and August.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Apetalous flowers held in spikes
Flowering time: July, August
Foliage:
Grey-green, pinnate leaves have oblong to oval leaflets with Dentate margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged on upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with oblong to oval leaflets
Propagation:
Division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.