Sanguisorba off. 'Xinzhou Black' belongs to the genus Sanguisorba, a group of herbaceous perennials and small shrubs native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus is placed in the Rosaceae family, and its structural traits carry through to named cultivars: a crown of basal leaves with further leaves arranged along upright stems. Stems in Sanguisorba commonly reach 50–200 cm, and leaves are pinnate, typically 5–30 cm long with multiple serrated leaflets. Flowers are tiny, four-petalled and held in dense clusters usually 5–20 mm long; flowering occurs from June to August and the genus presents a colour range from white to red. Young leaves emerge from the central crown each season, forming fresh growth that supports the flowering stems. Given the taller stem habit, use Sanguisorba off. 'Xinzhou Black' where upright, spike-like flowers are wanted toward the middle or rear of a border or in informal, naturalistic groupings. Expect the characteristic small, clustered flowerheads to appear through June to August on this cultivar, providing seasonal vertical interest linked to the Sanguisorba growth pattern.

Sanguisorba off. 'Xinzhou Black' is a cultivar of burnet in the rose family Rosaceae. As a member of the genus Sanguisorba it displays the genus's habit of pinnate leaves and stems that can reach from 50–200 cm. Flowers are small with four tiny petals, produced in dense clusters, and open from June to August. The genus's blooms range from white to red, and this cultivar flowers within that spectrum.

Sanguisorba off. 'Xinzhou Black' is a burnet cultivar in Rosaceae that flowers from June to August.

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