1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Texas, Canada
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1.4 Types
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Abbottswood Potentilla
Day Dawn Potentilla
Goldfinger Potentilla
Pink Beauty Potentilla
Snowbird Potentilla
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Wet lands
gardens, Grassland, Homesteads, Open areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
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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
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
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2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1.10.1 Minimum Width
1.11 Plant Color
1.11.1 Flower Color
Yellow green
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1.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.11.3 Fruit Color
Light Yellow, Ivory
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1.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Orange, Dark Green
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1.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
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1.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Orange, Orange Red
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1.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
1.12 Shape
1.12.1 Leaf Shape
1.13 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
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2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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2.2.5 Soil Drainage
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
3.2 How to Plant?
From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Stem Planting
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires standing water
Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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3.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
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3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
3.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Requires little pruning
3.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
3.9 Pests and Diseases
3.10 Plant Tolerance
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
Insignificant
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4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.8 Evergreen
4.9 Invasive
4.10 Self-Sowing
4.11 Attracts
4.12 Allergy
Irritate the mucus membrane, Rash, Skin irritation
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5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Curing infectious diseases, Improve heart health, Lung Problems, Treatment of ulcers
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
5.2.3 Other Uses
Used to make a black varnish for use in woodworking
Showy Purposes
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
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6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
TOXICODENDRON vernix
POTENTILLA cinerea
6.2 Common Name
Poison Dogwood, Poison Elderberry, Poison Sumac, Swamp Sumac
Abbotswood Potentilla
6.2.1 In Hindi
toxicodendron vernix
Potentilla Abbotswood
6.2.2 In German
toxicodendron vernix
Abbotswood potentilla
6.2.3 In French
TOXICODENDRON vernix
Abbotswood potentille
6.2.4 In Spanish
vérnix TOXICODENDRON
Abbotswood Potentilla
6.2.5 In Greek
Toxicodendron vernix
Abbotswood Potentilla
6.2.6 In Portuguese
TOXICODENDRON vernix
Abbotswood Potentilla
6.2.7 In Polish
toxicodendron vernix
Abbotswood Potentilla
6.2.8 In Latin
Natrum vernix
Abbotswood Potentilla
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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7.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
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7.4 Order
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
7.8 Tribe
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7.9 Subfamily
7.10 Number of Species