Sanguisorba tenuifolia 'Stand Up Comedian' syn. Sanguisorba 'Stand Up Comedian'
Slender-Leaved Bunet
Sanguisorba are rhizomatous herbaceous perennials with fern-like leaves and branched stems that bear terminal spikes of small, fluffy flowers.'Stand Up Comedian' has reddish brown stems, and bright green leaves with narrow leaflets finely toothed edges. From mid Summer to early Autumn fluffy white somewhat pendent flower spikes appear,
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Slender-Leaved Bunet
Latin name
Sanguisorba tenuifolia 'Stand Up Comedian' syn. Sanguisorba 'Stand Up Comedian'
type
Perennial Herb
family
Rosaceae
ph
5.6 - 7.8 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.50 M
1.50 M
Sanguisorba tenuifolia 'Stand Up Comedian' syn. Sanguisorba 'Stand Up Comedian'
Sanguisorba are rhizomatous herbaceous perennials with fern-like leaves and branched stems that bear terminal spikes of small, fluffy flowers.'Stand Up Comedian' has reddish brown stems, and bright green leaves with narrow leaflets finely toothed edges. From mid Summer to early Autumn fluffy white somewhat pendent flower spikes appear,
Flowering Season
From Early Summer TO Mid Summer
Spikes of button-like reddish-green flower heads .
Planting Season
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant out container grown plants into a moist site, keep watered when young.
Propagation by Seed
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Fill a seed tray with seed compost,water and allow to drain.Sprinkle seeds over the surface allowing roughly 25mm space between seeds and cover with a thin layer of compost. Put tray in a clear polythene bag and place on a windowsill. When seedlings show remove plastic bag.When the second pair of leaves appear on the seedlings thin out to 50mm spacing by removing the weakest looking plants. After 2 or 3 weeks and when danger of frost has passed plants can then be planted outside into required position.