{"id":39750,"date":"2025-02-15T00:05:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T08:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/?post_type=product&#038;p=39750"},"modified":"2026-07-26T17:07:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T00:07:44","slug":"burnet-great","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/product\/burnet-great\/","title":{"rendered":"Burnet, Great"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Sanguisorba officinalis | <\/em>Great Burnet<\/p>\n<p>Great Burnet, also known as Greater Burnet, Common Burnet, Official Burnet, Fancymans Burnet, Burnet Bloodwort, and Meadow Pimpernel, is a distinctive herbaceous perennial flower found throughout Europe, Asia, Japan and North America where it grows naturally in damp meadows, forest edges, and along riverbanks. Its celebrated for its tall, wiry stems adorned with deep red, bobble flowerheads. Each deep red flowerhead is comprised of numerous tiny, densely-packed flowers.<\/p>\n<p>Blooming from mid to late summer, these elegant flowers rise above attractive, pinnate foliage, adding vertical interest and movement to garden landscapes. It is valued for its long blooming period and ability to attract pollinators, making it a versatile choice for various garden settings.<\/p>\n<div>Incorporating <em>Sanguisorba officinalis<\/em> into your garden can introduce a blend of elegance and ecological value. Its striking flowers and attractive foliage offer visual appeal, while its pollinator-friendly nature supports biodiversity. Whether used as a focal point in borders or as part of a naturalistic planting scheme, Great Burnet plants brings both beauty and functionality to outdoor spaces.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em>Sanguisorba<\/em>, the genus name, refers to the use of various members of this group of plants for &#8216;absorbing blood&#8217; &#8211; in other words to stem bleeding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The leaves of Great Burnet are sometimes collected to use in salads, and they are reported to taste rather like cucumber. (Not to be confused with Salad Burnet <em>Sanguisorba minor, <\/em>which is a different plant that&#8217;s shorter and has less spectacular flowers.)<\/p>\n<p>Easy to grow from seed.<\/p>\n<p>Type: Perennial<\/p>\n<p>Sun exposure: Full sun to part shade<\/p>\n<p>Height: 3-3.5 ft<\/p>\n<p>Mature width- 2-3 ft<\/p>\n<p>Hardiness zones: 3-10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>30 seeds<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":39705,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[2602,2619,4599,4669,2600],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-39750","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-all-seeds","product_cat-edibles","product_cat-flowers","product_cat-new-returning","product_cat-perennial-flower-seeds","first","outofstock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple","add-to-wishlist-before_image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/39750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=39750"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=39750"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=39750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}