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Sanguisorba minor

Small Burnet · Burnet Bloodwort · Fodder Burnet

Family RosaceaeGenus Sanguisorba

Also published as Poterium sanguisorba. You are in the right place.

Small crimson button-shaped flower heads on wiry stems, standing among tall meadow grass with ferny leaves below.
FlowerLidine MiaCC BY-SA 4.0

About the plant

What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.

Habit
perennialPlants of the World Online
Flower
CrimsonWikipedia
Native range
Belgium, Brussels-Capital Region, Flemish Region, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Walloon RegionGBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.

Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Wikipedia — Wikipedia contributors; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Worth knowing

  • Salad burnet tastes mildly of cucumber. Francis Bacon called it a favorite herb, the first English colonists brought it to the New World, and Thomas Jefferson singled it out. Wikipedia: Sanguisorba minor

Two sources report two treatments between them. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around April 1, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on March 31, 2022.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 1825 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

about 5 years from start to sowing. Then 6 days to germinate.

75% germination in 4–6 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Sanguisorba p. 60Public domain
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Sanguisorba (Rosaceae). S. minor germ. 90% in 3-6 d in 70D for either fresh seeds or seeds DS up to 3 y. Seeds DS 5 y germ. 70D(75% in 4-6 d) indicating perhaps a small amount of dying.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Sanguisorba p. 60. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

Protocol 2

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around October 2, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on October 1, 2026.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 180 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

about 6 months from start to sowing. Then 6 days to germinate.

90% germination in 3–6 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Sanguisorba p. 75Public domain
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Sanguisorba (Rosaceae). ' S. minor seeds were received after 6 m DS. They germ. 70D(90% in 3-6 d)(2nd Ed.). This was unchanged after 3 y DS.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Sanguisorba p. 75. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.

Germination trials

Readers’ own records of sowing this species, published after review. Share your trial · All trials

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