Potentilla Reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil
Potentilla reptans, or creeping, cinquefoil, is native to Eurasia and North Africa. It can be an invasive weed, and, if growing somewhere it is not wanted, it is necessary to remove the whole of the tap-root, or it will re-grow. It is in flower from mid to late Summer, having small yellow flowers.
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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
Creeping Cinquefoil
Latin name
Potentilla Reptans
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
1.00 M
1.00 M
Potentilla Reptans
Potentilla reptans, or creeping, cinquefoil, is native to Eurasia and North Africa. It can be an invasive weed, and, if growing somewhere it is not wanted, it is necessary to remove the whole of the tap-root, or it will re-grow. It is in flower from mid to late Summer, having small yellow flowers.
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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