Sanguisorba hakusanensis, the Japanese Burnet,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to Japan.

[2] Its Japanese name means "coming from Haku", a mountain in Japan.

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 20–30 in (51–76 cm) tall when in flower, and prefers full sun to partial shade in moist, well-drained soil.

[3] Known cultivars include Sanguisorba hakusanensis 'Lilac Squirrel' (also known as Sanguisorba 'Lilac Squirrel',[4]) it blooms from July to September.