Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Shrubs, Trees
Perennial
Origin
Northeast Mexico, Southeastern United States
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Types
Deciduous, Evergreen
Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla
Number of Varieties
80025
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40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Slopes
Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-113-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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10-1
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
Arching/Fountain-shaped
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Orange, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Small elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Early Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
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Type of Soil
Dry, Loam, Sandy
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Dry
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Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Adequately
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Alkaline
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Soil Type
Dry, Loamy, Sandy
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Dry
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
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Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
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Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Healthy tree
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
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Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Flies
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
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Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Food for animals, Food for insects
Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall
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Botanical Name
Senegalia berlandieri
POTENTILLA
Common Name
Acacia
Potentilla
In Hindi
Acacia
Potentilla plant
In German
Acacia
Potentilla Pflanze
In French
Acacia
plante Potentilla
In Spanish
Acacia
planta Potentilla
In Greek
Acacia
φυτό potentilla
In Portuguese
Acacia
planta Potentilla
In Polish
Acacia
Potentilla roślin
In Latin
Acacia
Potentilla herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Rosales
Family
Fabaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Acacia
Potentilla
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Acacieae
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Subfamily
Mimosoideae
Rosoideae
Number of Species
1350300
1
27800
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