Cinquefoil

Wild Snapdragon

About Cinquefoil and Wild Snapdragon

Cinquefoil

Wild Snapdragon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas

1.4 Types

Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis

Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

500NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fields, Open Forest, Upland

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-83-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

9-1

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, 10

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm61.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

38.10 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Pink, Light Blue, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Oval to egg shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

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

use all-purpose fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Leaf spot

Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Bumblebees

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy

Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

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

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POTENTILLA 'Emilie'

PENSTEMON grandiflorus

7.2 Common Name

Cinquefoil

Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon

7.2.1 In Hindi

पंचकोण

Wild Snapdragon

7.2.2 In German

Fingerkraut

Wilde Snapdragon

7.2.3 In French

potentille

Snapdragon sauvage

7.2.4 In Spanish

cinquefoil

Salvaje Snapdragon

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεντάφυλλο

άγρια Snapdragon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cinquefoil

Selvagem Snapdragon

7.2.7 In Polish

pięciornik

Dziki Snapdragon

7.2.8 In Latin

cinquefoil

Phlox Ferae

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Rosaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Potentilla

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Rosoideae

Scrophularioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Cinquefoil and Wild Snapdragon

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

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Season and Care of Cinquefoil and Wild Snapdragon

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

Cinquefoil and Wild Snapdragon Physical Information

Cinquefoil and Wild Snapdragon physical information is very important for comparison. Cinquefoil height is 30.50 cm and width 38.10 cm whereas Wild Snapdragon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Cinquefoil and Wild Snapdragon are as follows:

Cinquefoil flower color: Not Available
Cinquefoil leaf color: Not Available
Wild Snapdragon flower color: Pink, Light Blue and Lavender
Wild Snapdragon leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Cinquefoil and Wild Snapdragon

Care of Cinquefoil and Wild Snapdragon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cinquefoil pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads and Wild Snapdragon 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 Wild Snapdragon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.