Tag Archive for: Wildflowers of North America

Penstemon saxosorum first time flowering 2022

As we welcome 2023 with the hope of renewal, I would like to express, again, my sincere gratitude to all supporters of BotanyCa Seeds in the past year(s).
 
Navigating the seas of a small business selling low value products, i.e seeds, is not an easy task, to say the least. Especially with the ever increasing restrictions for shipping seeds to various parts of the world, I found myself asking if the effort is worthwhile.

On the balance, the kind words of appreciation received from the customers, and the fact that a large range of North American native species and others not often cultivated can be grown because of our offerings, weigh more, at least for the time being.

Therefore, I invite you all to follow BotanyCa Seeds again in 2023, in the discovery and joy of growing plants from seeds, to learn about new species and various quirks of seeds & germination.

The Seeds List will be as usual ‘in the works’ throughout the seasons, with hydrophilic species offered fresh and moist packed to ensure good germination. Many native species are offered every year; one-time offerings are removed when sold out and new species are added when available.

Jeffersonia dubia first time seeds setting 2022

The simple process of sowing is an exercise in hope in itself. This is the ‘secret’ of the optimism shared by all seeds-coholics. Of course that from the ‘million’ seedlings obtained, a few will grow and flower!

This is another ‘secret’ for having something new flowering every year. There is always something to look forward plants-wise: new seedlings, new flowers, and new seeds!

 

Various species that flowered for the first time in 2022 and hopefuls for 2023 and beyond!

*I always sow a few seeds at the beginning of the New Year as an exercise on hope; those who didn’t follow my advice to sow species that need cold/moist stratification in late fall, and/or want to start their tradition, and those who are purchasing seeds currently, please follow the advice for sowing in the winter : Here.

Here we call Sanguisorba canadensis, Canadian burnet or White Burnet (Fam. Rosaceae). On the other side of the border it is called American burnet; we are all talking about the same species.

The reason I show the Canada Burnet is not only because the glorious flowering, but also as a continuation to the posts on Zigadenus elegans ssp. glaucus and Zigadenus companions. As mentioned in those posts, we can grow in our gardens many species that in their natural habitat prefer wet places.
Canada burnet can be found growing wild on river shores, stream banks, swamps, wet meadows and other wet locations. I personally never had the pleasure to encounter it in the wild, but I can vouch that it adapts perfectly to garden cultivation; maybe it will not grow to its maximum height (+/- 1.8 m).

Sanguisorba canadensis

Records mention that in various states of the US it is considered threatened or endangered. In general, given the general loss of wetlands the situations will probably become worse.

For Canada, I had to do a bit more research and it seems to be found only on the East side of the country: NS, NB, NF; I also found records from Quebec. There is a misrepresented record in E- BC flora under Sanguisorba canadensis with Sitka burnet as the common name, actually showing Sanguisorba stipulata.
Excellent pictures for the Canadian Burnet taken in the wild can be seen here:
https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/783544-Sanguisorba-canadensis/browse_photos

We offered seeds of Sanguisorba canadensis a few years ago and I will be very happy, if possible, to offer them again. But we have to patiently wait until September/October.
Sanguisorba canadensis makes a great addition to any garden with the grayish-green pinnate foliage and the late summer flowering with fragrant, fluffy, bottlebrush-like inflorescences which are visited by many pollinators.