Perennials > Sanguisorba > Sanguisorba tenuifolia > Sanguisorba tenuifolia var. alba
Sanguisorba tenuifolia
var. alba
Burnet, Japanese White Burnet, White Oriental Burnet
| Family |
| Rosaceae |
| Genus |
| Sanguisorba |
| Species |
| tenuifolia |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Variety |
| alba |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4a - 8b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 8 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -40 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -40 |
| Height |
| 1.5 - 1.8 m |
| Spread |
| 0.6 - 0.9 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Beds, borders, cottages, naturalistic properties and as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in partial shade in moist but well-drained chalky, loamy or sandy soils. |
| Shape |
| Bushy. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth glamorous stems. |
| Leaf Description |
| Very long lanceolate drooping leaves that measure the length of the plant. |
| Flower Description |
| Drooping catkin-like blooms that grow terminally on smooth flower stems. |
| Colour Description |
| White catkin-type flowers with small speckles of black. Medium green foliage. |
| Texture Description |
| Soft. |
| Notable Specimens |
| University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| By seed or division. |
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