Salad Burnet Herb Seed

Product ID:839.26839

Quick Facts

Latin Name

Sanguisorba minor

Days To Maturity

Days To Maturity

Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.

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70 Days

Life Cycle

Life Cycle

Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature).

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Perennial

Hybrid Status

Hybrid Status

Hybrid: The offspring of a cross between two or more distinct parent lines, usually of same species, and selected for improved traits.
Open-pollinated: A non-hybrid variety that can reproduce itself in kind, demonstrating relatively stable traits from one generation to the next.

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Open Pollinated

Salad Burnet Herb Seed

Product ID:839.26839

Unique leaf shape for salads, garnishes.

Edible foliage has a mild cucumber flavor, and combines well with any dish that calls for cucumber. Oval-toothed leaflets and deep-crimson flowerheads. Makes an attractive landscape plant. Salad Burnet is also good for microgreen production, maturing 10–15 days from sowing. Also known as burnet and pimpinelle. Perennial in Zones 4–8.

Specs:

  • Packet: 200 seeds
  • Avg. 3,150 seeds/oz

Quick Facts

Latin Name

Sanguisorba minor

Days To Maturity

Days To Maturity

Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.

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70 Days

Life Cycle

Life Cycle

Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature).

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Perennial

Hybrid Status

Hybrid Status

Hybrid: The offspring of a cross between two or more distinct parent lines, usually of same species, and selected for improved traits.
Open-pollinated: A non-hybrid variety that can reproduce itself in kind, demonstrating relatively stable traits from one generation to the next.

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Open Pollinated

DAYS TO GERMINATION:

5-10 days.

SOWING:

Transplant: Start seeds in cell flats 6-8 weeks before setting outside. Sow thinly 3-4 seeds per cell, jut barely covering the seeds. Keep the soil moist for germination. Thin to one plant per cell. Transplant outside in spring and space plants 8-12" apart, in rows 18" apart.
Direct seed: Sow seeds in spring, 1 seed per inch, as soon as the soil can be worked. Barely cover the seeds, as light is required for germination.

LIGHT PREFERENCE:

Sun.

SOIL REQUIREMENTS:

Grow in sandy, well-drained soil that is slightly alkaline.

PLANT HEIGHT:

16-24".

PLANT SPACING:

8-12".

HARDINESS ZONES:

Zones 4-8.

HARVEST:

Individual leaves may be harvested once the plants have become established. Leaves are most tender before and after flowering.
Note: Divide in the spring or fall to produce more plants.

SCIENTIFIC NAME:

Sanguisorba minor

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