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  • SANGUISORBA canadensis
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    SANGUISORBA canadensis

    Commonly known as Canadian burnet, White burnet

    Pinnate leaves and bottlebrush-like white flower spikes
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    1.5 to 2 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available again from summer 2025
    individually £13.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each 
    Available again from summer 2025 - Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
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    • Good to know
      Might require staking. Lights up a border in autumn
    • Pests & Diseases
      Slugs
    • Place of origin
      Northeastern North America
    • White
    • Border
      Suitable for a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Coastal / windswept
    • Cottage garden
    • Town garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      1.8m (6ft)
    • Spread
      1m (39in)
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Spreading, clump-forming rhizomatous perennial with upright, single or branched stems and pinnate, hairy leaves to 25cm (10in) long, each composed of 7-17 leaflets. Produces cones of green buds opening from the bottom to form bottlebrush spikes, to 20cm (8in) long, of small, fluffy flowers
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    • Very hardy
      Hardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Will tolerate poorer soil that does not dry out
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Mature Size
      1.8m (6ft)
      bulb/corm - guide for size not form Average Person
        1m (39in)
       
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
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    £7.00
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    £15.50
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