Life Span
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Origin
-
Types
Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis
Number of Varieties
500
Rank: 19 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Open Forest, Upland
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8
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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
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
38.10 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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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
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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
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
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41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
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
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
-
Foliage Sheen
-
Evergreen
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8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Invasive
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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
-
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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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
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37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
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
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)
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27800
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