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About Cinquefoil

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Origin

-

Types

Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis

Number of Varieties

500
Rank: 19 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

Fields, Open Forest, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-4

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

Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

38.10 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-

Flower Color Modifier

-

Fruit Color

Red

Leaf Color in Spring

-

Leaf Color in Summer

-

Leaf Color in Fall

-

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Thorns

5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

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

Pests and Diseases

Leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

-

Foliage Sheen

-

Evergreen

8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Invasive

5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

-

Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

56% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

POTENTILLA 'Emilie'

Common Name

Cinquefoil

In Hindi

पंचकोण

In German

Fingerkraut

In French

potentille

In Spanish

cinquefoil

In Greek

Πεντάφυλλο

In Portuguese

cinquefoil

In Polish

pięciornik

In Latin

cinquefoil

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rosaceae

Genus

Potentilla

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-

Subfamily

Rosoideae

Number of Species

300
Rank: 55 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Cinquefoil

Want to know the properties of Cinquefoil? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Cinquefoil is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Avoid during Pregnancy. Cinquefoil Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders and Sore throat

  • Part of plant used: Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Cinquefoil Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Cinquefoil. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Cinquefoil physical information is as follows: 30.50 cm tall and 38.10 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Palmate. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color:
  • Leaf color:

Care of Cinquefoil

Taking Cinquefoil Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Cinquefoil include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Cinquefoil

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Cinquefoil is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Cinquefoil is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are 500 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis. This plant's habitat is Fields, Open Forest and Upland and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.