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Sanguisorba officinalis 'Little Angel'

Sanguisorba officinalis 'Little Angel'

£4.90

Aspect:: Full Sun
Aspect:: Light/Partial Shade
Soil Type:: Most Types
Colour:: Red
Colour:: Brown

Plants available: 2

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Plant Overview

An unusual, dwarf variegated form of our native Sanguisorba officinalis. Forms low mats of green and white leaves from which short stems of red burnet-like flowers appear in mid to late summer.

Flowers usually start out red and gradually turn dark chocolate brown. Happy in a range of soils from well drained to wet.

Sanguisorba officinalis has been used in traditional Chinese medicine where it is known by the name Di Yu. It is said to cool the blood, stop bleeding, clear heat, and heal wounds (Chinese Herbal Materia Medica by Dan Bensky).

Height and spread: 25cm x 45cm

Common name(s): Dwarf Salad Burnet; Drumsticks; Maiden's Heads; Red Knobs

All our plants are supplied in 9cm pots unless otherwise specified. Plants in this size pot establish quickly in the garden and often outpace plants in bigger pots planted at the same time. Our potted plants can be planted immediately, unless otherwise noted, or you can leave them in their pots until you are ready to plant.

The majority of our plants are grown outdoors. This means that they follow their natural growth patterns and are ready to plant at any time of the year. If you order the plants in winter, they are likely to be dormant and died back to ground level, ready to shoot again in spring - just like the herbaceous perennials in your own garden. Very occasionally, in winter, we may indicate on the packing slip that a plant needs to be hardened off before planting out. This will be because it has just come out of a polytunnel. If you have any questions about our plants or growing methods, please feel free to drop us an email.

We grow most of what we sell ourselves, in our nursery in the Buckinghamshire countryside. Our prices include VAT at 20%.