Sanguisorba 'Blackthorn' is a striking perennial that brings architectural interest and unique texture to any landscape design. With its distinctive bottlebrush-like flowers and fern-like foliage, this Burnet variety creates visual drama in garden beds and naturalistic plantings. Perfect for adding vertical interest and late-season color, Blackthorn Burnet thrives in a wide range of conditions across USDA zones 4-8.
Distinctive Features and Benefits
- Produces eye-catching dark red flower buds that open to soft pink blooms, creating a stunning color transition
- Impressive mature height of 80 inches (200 cm), making it an excellent vertical accent or background plant
- Attractive spent flowers turn dark reddish-purple, extending seasonal interest well into fall
- Fern-like, pinnate foliage provides textural contrast in mixed plantings
- Excellent pollinator plant, attracting beneficial butterflies and bees to your landscape
- Deer-resistant qualities make it ideal for problem areas where browsing is common
- Drought-tolerant once established, requiring minimal maintenance for busy landscape professionals
These elegant, swaying blooms create movement and grace in the garden, perfectly complementing ornamental grasses and prairie-style plantings.
Planting and Growing Information
Sanguisorba 'Blackthorn' performs best in full sun to partial shade locations with moist, well-drained soil. Plant bare roots in spring, spacing plants 24-36 inches apart to accommodate their mature spread. This long-blooming perennial flowers from late spring through late fall, providing months of visual interest. Cut back spent stems in late winter to encourage vigorous new growth. Minimal division is needed, making it a low-maintenance choice for commercial landscapes.
Order Your Wholesale Supply Today
Enhance your landscape inventory with Sanguisorba 'Blackthorn' bare roots, available in convenient packs of 25 for trade customers. These premium-quality plants from DeVroomen's trusted Dutch growers will give your clients distinctive, long-lasting garden elements that stand out from common perennial offerings. Place your wholesale order now to secure your spring shipment of these exceptional plants for your landscape projects, garden center, or retail nursery.
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EAN code62790101
- CatalogWholesale Growers
- Singular UnitBare Root
- Bloom Height80” / 200 cm
- Light RequirementsSun, Partial Shade
- Bloom TimeLate Spring to Late Fall
- SizeI
- Packaged in250
- Zone4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Shipping Time FrameSpring