Canadian burnet
Sanguisorba canadensis
USDA zones4 to 6
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
Sizeup to 6 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Canadian burnet (Sanguisorba canadensis) is a perennial for pollinator gardens, meadows, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes moist to wet soil. It bears dense, upright spikes of small white flowers with fuzzy stamens that bees visit, and it can reach 72 inches tall. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. Give the tall stems room to grow.
Pairs well with Big bluestem, Virginia spiderwort, and Ruby Spice sweet pepperbush.
Native range
AK, CT, DC, DE, and 25 more places. See all 29
AK, CT, DC, DE, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WA, WV; MB, NB, NL, and NS.