Potentilla

Cinquefoil

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

Full sun
Occasional watering
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
Free draining and fertile

plant information

Common name

Cinquefoil

Latin name

Potentilla

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Rosaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

Soil

Free draining and fertile
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Cinquefoil is 0.45meters x 0.50meters

0.45 M 0.50 M

Potentilla

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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