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Alaskan Burnet

Alaskan Burnet

Regular price $18.00 CAD
Regular price Sale price $18.00 CAD
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Alaskan Burnet is a hardy perennial known for its bottlebrush flowers bobbing above ferny foliage. Alaskan Burnet flowers in summer in shades of red, and performs best in full sun with high watering once established. This perennial matures to roughly 2-4 feet tall and 1.5-2.5 feet wide. It is ideal for mixed beds, butterfly gardens, and filling space between shrubs, offering dependable colour that returns every year. Once established it needs little attention, making Alaskan Burnet a dependable choice for Canadian gardens. Keep the soil consistently moist through hot weather for the best performance.

  • Mature height: 2-4 feet
  • Mature width: 1.5-2.5 feet
  • Bloom: Red, summer
  • Light: Full Sun
  • Water: High — keep the soil consistently moist, especially in summer heat
  • Hardiness: Zone 3-8
  • Maintenance: Medium maintenance
  • Pruning: Cut back to the ground in late fall or early spring; deadhead spent blooms through the season to encourage rebloom.
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  • Latin Name: Sanguisorba menziessii
  • 📏 Current Size: Approx 1ft
  • 🌱 Mature Size: Height: 2-4 feet | Width: 1.5-2.5 feet
  • ☀️ Light: Full Sun
  • 🧊 Hardiness Zone: 08-Mar
  • 🍃 Foliage Colour: Green
  • 🌸 Bloom Colour: Red
  • 🗓️ Bloom Period: Summer
  • 🪴 Planting Instructions: Dig a hole slightly wider than the pot, keeping the top of the root ball level with the surrounding soil. Loosen circling roots before planting, backfill with native soil amended with compost, then water thoroughly to settle. Space plants about 1.5-2.5 feet apart and keep well watered through the first full season while roots establish. Plant in full sun.
  • 💧 Care & Watering: Water high: keep the soil consistently moist, especially in summer heat. Mulch to conserve moisture and moderate soil temperature, and feed with a balanced slow-release fertilizer in early spring. Cut back to the ground in late fall or early spring; deadhead spent blooms through the season to encourage rebloom.

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