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Burnet saxifrage

Pimpinella

Also called Burnet, Burnets

Burnet saxifrage
Photo: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, Public domain

Pimpinella is a genus of herbs in the carrot family (Apiaceae), not the rose family as the request states; it includes the aromatic herb anise (P. anisum) and the garden burnet saxifrage (P. saxifraga) commonly grown as herbs or wildflowers.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil or a light garden mix.
Temperature
10–25 °C; tolerates light frost once established.
How easy
Easy

About

Pimpinella is a plant genus in the family Apiaceae; it includes the aromatic herb anise (P. anisum).

Other Sanguisorba plants

Canadian burnet · Alpine Burnet · Great Burnet · Burnet

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pimpinella by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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