Japanese Burnet

Sanguisorba obtusa

Sanguisorba obtusa is a perennial growing to 1 m (3ft 3in) by 0.6 m (2ft). It is in flower from June to July. The flowers are hermaphroditic (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Insects.
Japanese Burnet Japanese Burnet (Sanguisorba obtusa), in Dutch "Pimpernel". No wiki page available. Soft pink flowers, which open from the top of the nodding spike downwards, provide a delightful accompaniment to the grey-green foliage. This popular and showy species looks wonderful when allowed to naturalise in large swathes in meadows or prairie-style planting schemes. Geotagged,Japanese Burnet,Mondo Verde,Sanguisorba obtusa,The Netherlands

Distribution

Native to East Asia and Japan, introduced as a perennial elsewhere.

References:

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http://eol.org/pages/635262/overview
http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Sanguisorba+obtusa
Status: Unknown
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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderRosales
FamilyRosaceae
GenusSanguisorba
SpeciesSanguisorba obtusa
Photographed in
Netherlands