Sanguisorba minor Rosaceae

CULTIVATION Salad burnet is a hardy herbaceous perennial with leaves that are formed from pairs of mid-green, toothed leaflets and it has pinky-green, ball-shaped flowers. It grows to a height of 10-40cm (4-16in) and prefers poorish, alkaline soil and sun or light shade. Propagate it by sowing seeds in spring or autumn. Harvest the leaves at any time - doing this regularly promotes the growth of new leaves - and the flowers from midsummer. A very useful garden, border and edging herb.