''Sanguisorba hakusanensis'', the Korean mountain burnet, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
and
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. Its Japanese name means "coming from Haku", a mountain in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
It is attractive in the garden for its long-lasting pink or lavender, fuzzy, arching plumes, as well as its gray-green, heavily scalloped leaves. It grows to about tall when in flower, and prefers full sun to partial shade in moist, well-drained soil.
Known cultivars include ''Sanguisorba hakusanensis'' 'Lilac Squirrel' (also known as ''Sanguisorba'' 'Lilac Squirrel',) it blooms from July to September.
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