Friday, August 22, 2014

What is this?

Spotted in a public garden in Burlington, Vermont in mid-August.



The location was bad for photos but I got "blooms" and foliage. Any ideas?

UPDATE: Thanks to Emily and Donna for the quick identifications. This is Sanguisorba tenuifolia purpura, also known as Japanese Purple Burnet. When I hit the Google this morning the "common" names seemed to vary between websites. If you like this plant, or want to know more, better stick with the Latin.

4 comments:

  1. My guess is Sanguisorba, but I'm not sure which species.

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  2. How right you are about Latin names. I have burnet (Sanguisorba minor) growing on my deck and it's a tiny little salad green.

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