Potentilla recta 'Alba'
Potentilla recta 'Alba'
Potentilla, or Cinquefoil, flowers resemble small wild roses, in yellow, orange, pink or white which bring an abundance of colour to the garden from late Spring, through the Summer and into Autumn. The five petalled flowers are usually about 2.5cm across and carried in loose clusters, or individually.. There are several herbaceous to semi-evergreen perennials and one shrub (P. fruticosa), all are easy to grow if given a sunny spot. 'Alba forms bushy clumps of lupin-like leaves and saucer shaped white flowers held on red flushed stems from mid Summer onwards. Deadheading keeps the flowers coming.
Contributed by @notgardener
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Potentilla recta 'Alba'
Latin name
Potentilla recta 'Alba'
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Rosaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
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
0.60 M
0.60 M
Potentilla recta 'Alba'
Potentilla, or Cinquefoil, flowers resemble small wild roses, in yellow, orange, pink or white which bring an abundance of colour to the garden from late Spring, through the Summer and into Autumn. The five petalled flowers are usually about 2.5cm across and carried in loose clusters, or individually.. There are several herbaceous to semi-evergreen perennials and one shrub (P. fruticosa), all are easy to grow if given a sunny spot. 'Alba forms bushy clumps of lupin-like leaves and saucer shaped white flowers held on red flushed stems from mid Summer onwards. Deadheading keeps the flowers coming.
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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