Northeast Gardening: Water Cooler - 6, 1 by mrsj

mrsj wrote:
Has anyone grown this? I have sown seeds here in Phoenix and plan on giving it a try in upstate NY gardens......

Pimpinella major, sometimes commonly called greater burnet saxifrage, is a clump-forming perennial that somewhat resembles Queen Anne’s lace. ‘Rosea’ is much more popular than the species because of its more attractive pink flowers. It typically rises to 3-4’ tall and to 2’ wide. Pink flowers bloom in summer in large, flat, terminal compound umbels atop upright stems. Pinnate compound basal leaves (to 7” long), each with 3-9 ovate to lanceolate toothed leaflets, are medium green.