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Alpine Cinquefoil Nana in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Potentilla verna 'Nana'

 

Alpine Cinquefoil 'Nana'

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.

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plant Features
  • Alpine Cinquefoil Nana likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Alpine Cinquefoil Nana likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Alpine Cinquefoil Nana is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Alpine Cinquefoil Nana likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Alpine Cinquefoil 'Nana'

Latin name

Potentilla verna 'Nana'

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Rosaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Alpine Cinquefoil Nana likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Alpine Cinquefoil Nana is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Alpine Cinquefoil Nana likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Alpine Cinquefoil Nana 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 Alpine Cinquefoil Nana is 0.45meters x 0.50meters 0.45 M 0.50 M

Potentilla verna 'Nana'

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.


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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