Sanguisorba Proud Mary
Sanguisorba Proud Mary
Sanguisorba Proud Mary
Sanguisorba Proud Mary
Great Burnet, Salad Burnet
The young plant did not arrive in good condition but managed to recover.
MACEDO, 01/10/2025
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Description
The Sanguisorba 'Proud Mary' is a burnet with a sturdy and compact habit, which carries delightful raspberry red pompoms throughout the summer on aerial stems. Its bluish-green foliage is divided into dentate leaflets. Easy to grow and naturalize, this perennial with a rustic appearance will bring life to borders in cool and fairly rich soil, not too chalky, in full sun or partial shade. It will also have a beautiful effect as a pond edge.
The 'Proud Mary' burnet is the result of cross-breeding between several species of the Sanguisorba genus. These plants all originate from the Northern Hemisphere, and belong to the vast family of Rosaceae (even if their appearance does not easily give it away). With the exception of the small burnet (Poterium sanguisorba), which prefers dry soils, burnets appreciate cool to wet or even waterlogged areas, such as wet meadows or sunny edges. They have large leaves divided into ovate leaflets of a lovely bluish-green colour, adorned with large teeth.
The Sanguisorba 'Proud Mary' stands out for its sturdy habit, not exceeding 60 cm (24in) in height when in flower and about 30 cm (12in) wide. Throughout the summer, between June and August, or even September, it produces a multitude of raspberry red 'spikes' that sway in the wind on long flexible peduncles.
Very hardy, 'Proud Mary' can be planted in any reasonably moist to wet soil, preferably rich and acidic to neutral, in any case not too chalky. The soil should not dry out in summer, otherwise it may compromise flowering. Therefore, this plant prefers a location in a clayey and deep soil. It is a plant that nevertheless requires the sun to thrive. It will bring a nice naturalistic touch to your borders, and will slowly spread through its short rhizomes, allowing the clump to multiply after a few years. Its small size makes it easy to plant in various spots. It is also possible that the plant occasionally self-seeds, although data is lacking for this variety. Furthermore, the dry inflorescences remain decorative for a long time during autumn and winter, which extends the plant's season of interest.
Combine this plant with other plants that thrive in similar conditions, such as 'Lemon Drops' avens, 'Ogon' grassy-leaved sweet flag, 'Little Doll' Virginia spiderwort, or even on a carpet of 'Black Scallop' bugleweed or 'Superba' knotweed.
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Botanical data
Sanguisorba
Proud Mary
Rosaceae
Great Burnet, Salad Burnet
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
The Sanguisorba 'Proud Mary' always prefers fresh, humus-rich, clayey, loamy, rather limestone soils, and a sunny exposure. Easy to grow in such conditions, it easily naturalizes in the garden through its rootstock and spontaneous sowings (not always faithful to the mother plant). Its faded flowers remain decorative for a long time in winter: prune the clump before the start of vegetation, in spring.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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