Potentilla

Fern Pine

About Potentilla and Fern Pine

Potentilla

Fern Pine

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Tree

1.3 Origin

Not Available

Eastern Africa, Middle Africa

1.4 Types

Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground

Broad-Leaved Forests, Open areas, Suburban areas, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-89-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

91.44 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

91.44 cm610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Orange, Yellow

Light Green, Tan

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Small elliptic

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Early Fall, Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Well drained

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Summer

Early Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Planting

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry

Average Water Needs

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

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

Not Available

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

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

Bees, Butterflies

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Bark

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye

Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POTENTILLA

AFROCARPUS gracilior

7.2 Common Name

Potentilla

East African Yellowwood, Fern Pine

7.2.1 In Hindi

Potentilla plant

फर्न पाइन

7.2.2 In German

Potentilla Pflanze

Fern Pinien

7.2.3 In French

plante Potentilla

pin Fern

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta Potentilla

pino helecho

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό potentilla

Fern πεύκο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta Potentilla

pinho Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Potentilla roślin

Fern sosna

7.2.8 In Latin

Potentilla herba

Fern pinus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Rosaceae

Podocarpaceae

8.6 Genus

Potentilla

Afrocarpus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Rosoideae

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

3006

1 27800

Properties of Potentilla and Fern Pine

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

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Season and Care of Potentilla and Fern Pine

Season and care of Potentilla and Fern Pine is important to know. While considering everything about Potentilla and Fern Pine Care, growing season is an essential factor. Potentilla season is Early Fall and Spring and Fern Pine season is Early Fall and Spring. The type of soil for Potentilla is Well drained and for Fern Pine is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Potentilla is Slightly Alkaline and for Fern Pine is Acidic, Neutral.

Potentilla and Fern Pine Physical Information

Potentilla and Fern Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Potentilla height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Fern Pine height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Potentilla and Fern Pine are as follows:

Potentilla flower color: Orange and Yellow
Potentilla leaf color: Green, Light Green
Fern Pine flower color: Light Green and Tan
Fern Pine leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Potentilla and Fern Pine

Care of Potentilla and Fern Pine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Potentilla pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Fern Pine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Potentilla needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Fern Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.