IT’S IN THE NAME

Salad burnet label

Common name: Burnet, salad burnet, small burnet, garden burnet

Botanical name: Sanguisorba minor

Family: Rosaceae

Likes: Sun to part shade; well-drained soil

Habit: Short-lived evergreen perennial

Suitable for: Most climates

Propagation: Seed, seedling, division

Difficulty: Easy

Here’s a leafy green that looks pretty, tastes good, has significant health benefits and is a hardy grower, especially in the harsh Australian summer when many salad greens are