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Cinquefoil Arc-en-ciel in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Potentilla 'Arc-en-ciel'

 

Cinquefoil 'Arc-en-ciel'

'Arc-en-ciel' sports mid-green, strawberry-like leaves studded with large, semi-double, red flowers, highlighted with flecks of yellow. These are carried on long, arching stems.

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plant Features
  • Cinquefoil Arc-en-ciel likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Cinquefoil Arc-en-ciel likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Cinquefoil Arc-en-ciel is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Cinquefoil Arc-en-ciel likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Cinquefoil 'Arc-en-ciel'

Latin name

Potentilla 'Arc-en-ciel'

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Rosaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Cinquefoil Arc-en-ciel likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Cinquefoil Arc-en-ciel is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Cinquefoil Arc-en-ciel likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Cinquefoil Arc-en-ciel likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Cinquefoil Arc-en-ciel is 0.45meters x 0.50meters 0.45 M 0.50 M

Potentilla 'Arc-en-ciel'

'Arc-en-ciel' sports mid-green, strawberry-like leaves studded with large, semi-double, red flowers, highlighted with flecks of yellow. These are carried on long, arching stems.


Flowering

From Late Spring TO Mid Autumn

Potentilla flowers freely through the summer, often well into autumn. Cut back flower stems, except for P. fruticosa varieties, as flowers fade.

 

Planting

From Late Autumn TO Early Spring

Plant from autumn to spring in any moderately fertile and well-drained soil except P. crantzii, P. cuneata and P. nitida, which need a gritty, poor soil if they are to produce a good display of flowers. All potentillas prefer a sunny situation.

 
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