Sanguisorba hakusanensis 'Lilac Squirrel'
(Korean Burnet 'Lilac Squirrel')
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - up to 1.5m
Width - 1m or more
Location - The House Border
Description: A herbaceous Perennial with a clump-forming and upright habit. Attractive, grey-green leaves are pinnate and have oval to Elliptic leaflets with coarsely toothed margins. Pendulous flower spikes are composed of many small, lilac-pink flowers with long, prominent stamens. The stamens give the flowers a fluffy appearance. The flowers are held on upright stems and are produced from mid-summer into early autumn.
Flower:
Many small flowers are lilac-pink and held in pendulous spikes. The individual flowers have long stamens which give the spikes a fluffy appearance. The flowers are produced on the upright stems from July into September.
Flower colour: Lilac-pink
Flower shape: Small flowers held in spikes
Flowering time: July, August, September
Foliage:
Attractive, grey-green, pinnate leaves have oval to Elliptic leaflets with Dentate margins. The leaves are held at the base of the plant with smaller leaves Alternately arranged on the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate leaves with oval to elliptic leaflets
Propagation:
Division in the spring or autumn.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.