Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Perennial
Vegetable
Origin
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North America, Mexico, Central America
Types
Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis
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Number of Varieties
50020
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Open Forest, Upland
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USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-4
12-1
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
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
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
38.10 cm90.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Yellow, Orange
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
Yellow
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
Do not water frequently
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
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
Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot
Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
POTENTILLA 'Emilie'
CUCURBITA pepo 'Papaya Pear'
Common Name
Cinquefoil
Summer Squash
In Hindi
पंचकोण
summer squash
In German
Fingerkraut
Sommerkürbis
In French
potentille
courges d'été
In Spanish
cinquefoil
calabaza de verano
In Greek
Πεντάφυλλο
καλοκαίρι σκουός
In Portuguese
cinquefoil
abobrinha
In Polish
pięciornik
latem squash
In Latin
cinquefoil
aestas cucurbitae
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Violales
Family
Rosaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Potentilla
Cucurbita
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
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Cucurbiteae
Subfamily
Rosoideae
Cucurbitoideae
Number of Species
3005
1
27800
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