1.59 Burnet Salad

Vegetable

 

Poterium sanguisorba
Description: A hardy perennial great for novice gardeners and gourmets. Attractive plant looks like rustic maiden hair fern and can be planted in rock gardens, flower beds, and containers. Leaves may be added to salads, cold summer drinks, chopped and mixed with butter for a gourmet spread, and fresh on sandwiches for a light, tasty cucumber flavor. Grows to a height of 12".
Seeding Info: Seed outside two weeks before last frost
Culture: A cool season perennial grown as an annual and perennial. Leaves are generally harvested when plant is established, between 40 and 60 days after sowing. Pick new-tender leaves.
An Heirloom Variety