Salad Burnet

Salad Burnet Plants For Sale   Sanguisorba minor   Salad Burnet is a beautiful herb that's a lot tougher than it looks. This seemingly fragile, whimsical-looking herb is cold hardy and is usually one of the first herbs ready in early Spring. Its preference for poor soil conditions and little water also make it an attractive filler plant for substandard areas. Thomas Jefferson saw the engineering potential in this plant and employed it to help fight erosion on the slopes near his home as well as to feed his livestock.Related to the Rose family, Salad Burnet's beauty and aroma have made this herb a fond addition to gardens for centuries. Highly popular in Elizabethan England, it was used as a garnish for expensive wines and appetizers and was seen as a symbol of class and sophistication.Preferring partial shade and mild temperatures, intense sun and too much moisture will ruin Salad Burnett. The hotter the weather, the more bitter the plant's leaves become and too much water will cause t