Cinquefoil

Red Elderberry

About Cinquefoil and Red Elderberry

Cinquefoil

Red Elderberry

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Tree

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Canada

1.4 Types

Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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500

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Not Available

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1.5 Habitat

Fields, Open Forest, Upland

Forest margins, Thickets

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8

4-7

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

370.00 cm

Rank: 66 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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38.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

430.00 cm

Rank: 48 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Yellow, Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Divison, Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Compost, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, organic fertlizers, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Leaf spot

Bacterial leaf spot, Cane Spot, fungus, Powdery mildew, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

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Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects

Food for birds, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, soil stabilisation

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Cold, Fever

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Screening / Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POTENTILLA 'Emilie'

Sambucus racemosa

7.2 Common Name

Cinquefoil

Red Elderberry, Red-berried Elderberry

7.2.1 In Hindi

पंचकोण

Red Elderberry

7.2.2 In German

Fingerkraut

Rote Holunder

7.2.3 In French

potentille

Red sureau

7.2.4 In Spanish

cinquefoil

La baya del saúco roja

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεντάφυλλο

κόκκινο Elderberry

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cinquefoil

Red Elderberry

7.2.7 In Polish

pięciornik

Red Elderberry

7.2.8 In Latin

cinquefoil

pubens

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Dipsacales

8.5 Family

Rosaceae

Caprifoliaceae

8.6 Genus

Potentilla

Sambucus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Rosoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Cinquefoil and Red Elderberry

Wondering what are the properties of Cinquefoil and Red Elderberry? We provide you with everything About Cinquefoil and Red Elderberry. Cinquefoil doesn't have thorns and Red Elderberry doesn't have thorns. Also Cinquefoil does not have fragrant flowers. Cinquefoil has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy and Red Elderberry has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Cinquefoil and Red Elderberry and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cinquefoil and Red Elderberry

Season and care of Cinquefoil and Red Elderberry is important to know. While considering everything about Cinquefoil and Red Elderberry Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cinquefoil season is Summer and Fall and Red Elderberry season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Cinquefoil is Loam, Sand and for Red Elderberry is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Cinquefoil is Neutral, Alkaline and for Red Elderberry is Neutral.

Cinquefoil and Red Elderberry Physical Information

Cinquefoil and Red Elderberry physical information is very important for comparison. Cinquefoil height is 30.50 cm and width 38.10 cm whereas Red Elderberry height is 370.00 cm and width 430.00 cm. The color specification of Cinquefoil and Red Elderberry are as follows:

Cinquefoil flower color: Not Available
Cinquefoil leaf color: Not Available
Red Elderberry flower color: Ivory
Red Elderberry leaf color: Green

Care of Cinquefoil and Red Elderberry

Care of Cinquefoil and Red Elderberry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cinquefoil pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads and Red Elderberry pruning is done Remove dead leaves. In summer Cinquefoil needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Red Elderberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.