Sweetshrub

Potentilla

About Sweetshrub and Potentilla

Sweetshrub

Potentilla

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Shrub

Perennial

Origin

Types

Calycanthus floridus floridus, Calycanthus floridus glaucus

Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla

Number of Varieties

225

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

shaded woods, Woodlands

Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-83-8

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9-4

10-1

Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22

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

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm91.44 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

240.00 cm91.44 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Violet

Orange, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Light Yellow, Gold

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Small elliptic

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Early Fall, Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Well drained

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Late Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought, Shade areas

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings, Suckers

Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 10-10-10 amount

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial Gall, Powdery mildew

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Shade areas

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds, Insects

Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Toxic if not prepared properly

Avoid during Pregnancy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden

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

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic, Cardiac, Disinfectant, Diuretic

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

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Root

Flowers, Root

Other Uses

Culinary use, Disinfectant, Repellent

Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Calycanthus floridus

POTENTILLA

Common Name

Sweetshrub

Potentilla

In Hindi

sweetshrub

Potentilla plant

In German

sweetshrub

Potentilla Pflanze

In French

sweetshrub

plante Potentilla

In Spanish

sweetshrub

planta Potentilla

In Greek

sweetshrub

φυτό potentilla

In Portuguese

sweetshrub

planta Potentilla

In Polish

sweetshrub

Potentilla roślin

In Latin

sweetshrub

Potentilla herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Laurales

Rosales

Family

Calycanthaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Calycanthus

Potentilla

Clade

Angiosperms, Magnoliids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Rosoideae

Number of Species

4300

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Sweetshrub and Potentilla

Wondering what are the properties of Sweetshrub and Potentilla? We provide you with everything About Sweetshrub and Potentilla. Sweetshrub doesn't have thorns and Potentilla doesn't have thorns. Also Sweetshrub does not have fragrant flowers. Sweetshrub has allergic reactions like Toxic if not prepared properly and Potentilla has allergic reactions like Toxic if not prepared properly. 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 Sweetshrub and Potentilla and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Most Useful Shrub Plants » More

Sweetshrub and Natal Plum

Sweetshrub and Bluebeard

Sweetshrub and Vinca

» More Compare Most Useful Shrub Plants

Season and Care of Sweetshrub and Potentilla

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

Sweetshrub and Potentilla Physical Information

Sweetshrub and Potentilla physical information is very important for comparison. Sweetshrub height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Potentilla height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Sweetshrub and Potentilla are as follows:

Sweetshrub flower color: White, Light Yellow and Violet
Sweetshrub leaf color: Green
Potentilla flower color: Orange and Yellow
Potentilla leaf color: Green, Light Green

Care of Sweetshrub and Potentilla

Care of Sweetshrub and Potentilla include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweetshrub pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers and Remove dead leaves and 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. In summer Sweetshrub needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Potentilla needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.