Salad Burnet

Poterium sanguisorba An old fashion herb and a pretty perennial that grows about a foot tall, producing rosy flowers. Leaves are used in salads for their subtle cucumber-like flavor. Salad Burnet keeps growing from March through the first snowfall. 50 seeds   Planting Perennial, zone 4-8 Germination:  5-10 days Seed Planting Depth: on surface, lightly cover Starting Indoors/Outdoors:  Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost. Use peat,cow,or paper pots(grows a delicate taproot) Provide 70-75 degree soil temperatures.Transplant 12" apart. Sow outdoors in the spring, 1-3" apart, thin to 12" apart.  Light Needs:  Full sun Soil Needs: Salad Burnet needs average to sandy and well drained to moist soil Uses: Medicinal, culinary, ornamental, attracts bees and beneficals