any luck with burnet - Sanguisorba?
Linda G (zone 6a)
2 years ago
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Comments (9)Jeanne, Withania (W. somnifera)is a herb specific for fatigue states due to bleeding...it is high in iron, and has a tonic effect generally. Try 3-6g of dried root divided into several daily teas. May be useful until you are feeling stronger. The fruit of the Chaste Tree (Vitex) is used. This is a very effective menopausal herb if taken for a prolonged (more than a month)_period. DO NOT take this herb with any HRT therapies your doctor may prescribe such as progestrin.Also DO NOT take Dong Quai if you are bleeding heavily, as this is sometimes found in health food store menopausal "blends", as is contraindicated for such. For hot flushes Sage is very good, especially if night sweats acompany them, if you are unable to attend an herbalist, just a handful of fresh leaves in a teacup, add hotwater and steep 10 mins, then drink as required. 3-4 cups/day should help. Depending on your case presentation, other herbs to be entertained may include; St John's Wort, Helonias Root, Wild yam, Black Cohosh, Ladies mantle, Shatavari, Oats, Motherwort, Licorice, Rehmannia. Of theses herbs, only 4-6 would be given at any one time depending on your case evaluation, history and hormone test results. John....See Morefresh seeds & Sanguisorba Menziessi question
Comments (2)You have fresh seed? I don't even have seed pods yet. Freshly harvested seed can be immediately put into a bubble mailer and sent as is. A week in transit isn't going to alter viability. I usually put my harvested fresh seed into tiny zip (i.e. 1x2", 2x3") locks with a scant tsp or so of moistened sterile vermiculite or moistened sterile sand, seal and date...they don't need to be buried in the medium, just takes enough to provide some dampness. They'll hold for many weeks that way without molding. You can slip the little zip lock packet into a bubble mailer and they are good to go. University of Alaska "Seeds of great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis L. [Rosaceae]), Menzies burnet (S. Menziesii), and Canadian burnet (S. canadensis L.) germinated most rapidly and completely at 24 to 25 0C (75 to 77 0F) constant temperatures following 6 mo dry storage at 4 0C (39 0F). Presence or absence of light (150mM.m-2.s-1, 18-h photoperiod), removal of the calyx hull or dry storage at 4 0C (39 0F) for 1 y did not affect germination percentages of great and Canadian burnet. Canadian burnet and Menzies burnet showed little or no germination at 5oC (410F), and poor germination (...See MoreSanguisorba officinalis (Great Burnet)- invasive?
Comments (3)I have a couple sanguisorba, but not sure if it is the kind you are asking about. For me, the plant has been VERY well behaved, gotten a little fuller over several years. Not spreading by runners or seeds rooting any place in my garden. It gets sun after 12P, likes being watered, but not sitting in mud. Does better with damp not wet soil, not good with real dry soil. It is an attractive plant with arching stems, and of course the pink brushes are very attractive. I cut them as they dry up, but they don't seem to set seed if you don't cut them either. They said mine were a zone 6 plant when purchased, tender perennial. But they have done just fine with the last few very cold winters, deeply frozen ground. I think rating should be changed. Mine is in a fence corner, where the leaves pile up in fall, but it is an open location for the cold wind. Gets pretty cold there, but not Canadian cold!! I like the plant, purchased a second one who is also doing fine in a similar location. Both good after 5-6 years in the garden. They improve with time, getting more plumes and branches. Everyone likes petting it!...See MoreSanguisorba Menziesii 'burnet' & Oriental Poppies.
Comments (1)Well don't plant red oriental poppies...... I hate red and dark pink together...... clashes like if you put it together in an outfit...... don't dress your plants like you wouldn't dress yourself...... a white oriental poppy or a salmon or pink would be good...... there's even raspberry colored that would be nice it would look like those flowers..... I don't think a little shade when young would hurt the poppy so long as it had sunlight through most of its growth........ most plants will stretch towards the sun and so long as it has enough sunlight to bloom it would be fine........ Do they bloom at the same time???? If they don't the blue pods would look nice with those pink blossoms...... :)...See Moredeanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b
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