Cinquefoil

American Basswood

About Cinquefoil and American Basswood

Cinquefoil

American Basswood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Tree

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

North America, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Canada

1.4 Types

Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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500

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1.5 Habitat

Fields, Open Forest, Upland

gardens, Hardwood forests, Hillside, Tropical rainforest, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8

3-8

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, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

1,520.00 cm

Rank: 28 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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38.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

760.00 cm

Rank: 29 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

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Light Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Light Yellow, Brown, Ivory

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

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

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, 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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Leaf spot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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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Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

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

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Bladder Infection, Cold, Cough, Diuretic, Fever, Headache, High blood pressure, Used as a sedative

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

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making musical instruments

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

Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POTENTILLA 'Emilie'

TILIA americana

7.2 Common Name

Cinquefoil

American Basswood

7.2.1 In Hindi

पंचकोण

अमेरिकी Basswood

7.2.2 In German

Fingerkraut

amerikanischen Basswood

7.2.3 In French

potentille

tilleul d'Amérique

7.2.4 In Spanish

cinquefoil

tilo americano

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεντάφυλλο

Αμερικανός Basswood

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cinquefoil

Basswood americano

7.2.7 In Polish

pięciornik

Amerykańska Lipa

7.2.8 In Latin

cinquefoil

American Basswood

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Malvales

8.5 Family

Rosaceae

Tiliaceae

8.6 Genus

Potentilla

Tilia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

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Tileae

8.9 Subfamily

Rosoideae

Tilioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Cinquefoil and American Basswood

Wondering what are the properties of Cinquefoil and American Basswood? We provide you with everything About Cinquefoil and American Basswood. Cinquefoil doesn't have thorns and American Basswood doesn't have thorns. Also Cinquefoil does not have fragrant flowers. Cinquefoil has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy and American Basswood 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 American Basswood and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cinquefoil and American Basswood

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

Cinquefoil and American Basswood Physical Information

Cinquefoil and American Basswood physical information is very important for comparison. Cinquefoil height is 30.50 cm and width 38.10 cm whereas American Basswood height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm. The color specification of Cinquefoil and American Basswood are as follows:

Cinquefoil flower color: Not Available
Cinquefoil leaf color: Not Available
American Basswood flower color: Light Yellow
American Basswood leaf color: Green

Care of Cinquefoil and American Basswood

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