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What is

Life Span
Biennial

Type
Perennial

Origin
-

Types
Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla

Number of Varieties
25 90

Habitat
Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground

USDA Hardiness Zone
3-8

AHS Heat Zone
10-1

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

Habit
-

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
91.44 cm 100

Minimum Width
91.44 cm 82

Plant Color

Flower Color
Orange, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier
-

Fruit Color
-

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer
-

Leaf Color in Fall
-

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape
Small elliptic

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Early Fall, Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Growth Rate
-

Type of Soil
Well drained

The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage
-

Bloom Time
Late Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer
-

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground

How to Plant?
Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance
Low

Watering Plants

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

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
-

Soil Type
-

Soil Drainage Capacity
-

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
Yes

Flower Petal Number
-

Fruits

Showy Fruit
-

Edible Fruit
-

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
-

Fragrant Fruit
-

Fragrant Leaf
-

Fragrant Bark/Stem
-

Showy Foliage
-

Showy Bark
-

Foliage Texture
-

Foliage Sheen
-

Evergreen
No

Invasive
-

Self-Sowing
-

Attracts
Bees, Butterflies

Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy

Benefits

Uses

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

Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems

Edible Uses
Insignificant

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

Plant Benefits

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

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root

Other Uses
Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant
Insignificant

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
-

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
POTENTILLA

Common Name
Potentilla

In Hindi
Potentilla plant

In German
Potentilla Pflanze

In French
plante Potentilla

In Spanish
planta Potentilla

In Greek
φυτό potentilla

In Portuguese
planta Potentilla

In Polish
Potentilla roślin

In Latin
Potentilla herba

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Vascular plant

Class
Magnoliopsida

Order
Rosales

Family
Rosaceae

Genus
Potentilla

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe
-

Subfamily
Rosoideae

Number of Species
300 55

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Properties of Potentilla

Want to know the properties of Potentilla? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Potentilla 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. Potentilla Benefits are as follows:

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.

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Potentilla Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Potentilla. 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. Potentilla physical information is as follows: 91.44 cm tall and 91.44 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Small elliptic. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Potentilla

Taking Potentilla 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 Potentilla include pruning, which should be done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Potentilla

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Potentilla is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Biennial plant. Potentilla is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are 25 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla. This plant's habitat is Clay soil areas, Rocky areas and Wet ground and it comes in the hardiness zone 3-8. 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.

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