Canadian Burnet
Sanguisorba canadensis
Canadian burnet raises bottlebrush spikes of fuzzy white flowers over ferny foliage in wet meadows and bogs late in the season, a graceful, pollinator-rich native for sunny damp ground.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- rain garden
- Native states
- AK, CT, DC, DE, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WA, WV