1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Perennial
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
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North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Abbottswood Potentilla
Day Dawn Potentilla
Goldfinger Potentilla
Pink Beauty Potentilla
Snowbird Potentilla
Cryptanthus 'Absolute Zero'
Cryptanthus 'Agate'
Cryptanthus 'Alberta'
Cryptanthus 'Alpine Frost'
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Homesteads, Open areas
Lowland evergreen rainforest, Rainforest, Shaded sites, Wild
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
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2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
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2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
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2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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3.2.2 Growth Rate
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3.2.3 Type of Soil
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3.2.4 The pH of Soil
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3.2.5 Soil Drainage
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3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
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3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
Average Water Needs, Do not water excessively, Keep the Soil well drained
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
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4.5.2 Soil Type
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4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
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4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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4.7 Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Requires little pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Does not require fertilizer once established
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Variety of soil types
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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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5.7 Foliage Sheen
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5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
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Ladybug beetles, Mealybugs, Scale Insects
5.12 Allergy
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6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Borders, Decorating walls, Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Curing infectious diseases, Improve heart health, Lung Problems, Treatment of ulcers
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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
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6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant, useful as a ground cover
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
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7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
POTENTILLA cinerea
CRYPTANTHUS
7.2 Common Name
Abbotswood Potentilla
Cryptanthus, Earth Star
7.2.1 In Hindi
Potentilla Abbotswood
Earth Star
7.2.2 In German
Abbotswood potentilla
Erdstern
7.2.3 In French
Abbotswood potentille
Terre étoile
7.2.4 In Spanish
Abbotswood Potentilla
estrella de la tierra
7.2.5 In Greek
Abbotswood Potentilla
γη αστεριών
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Abbotswood Potentilla
Estrela da terra
7.2.7 In Polish
Abbotswood Potentilla
Gwiazda ziemi
7.2.8 In Latin
Abbotswood Potentilla
terra, stella
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
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Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species