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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Perennial

Origin

China, Japan
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Types

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Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis

Number of Varieties

30500
0 40000
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Habitat

Well Drained
Fields, Open Forest, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-95-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
9-4

Sunset Zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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

Oval or Rounded
Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

90.00 cm30.50 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm38.10 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue Violet
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Flower Color Modifier

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Fruit Color

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Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Winter

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Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Rhomboid
Palmate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Water Deeply
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Compost, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, organic fertlizers, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

bees, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Wet Site, Variety of soil types
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
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Foliage Sheen

Matte
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Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
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Allergy

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Avoid during Pregnancy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

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Leaves

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border
Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CARYOPTERIS incana
POTENTILLA 'Emilie'

Common Name

bluebeard you shu
Cinquefoil

In Hindi

Bluebeard
पंचकोण

In German

Blaubart
Fingerkraut

In French

Bluebeard
potentille

In Spanish

Barba Azul
cinquefoil

In Greek

Κυανοπώγωνα
Πεντάφυλλο

In Portuguese

Barba Azul
cinquefoil

In Polish

Sinobrody
pięciornik

In Latin

Bluebeard
cinquefoil

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

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Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales
Rosales

Family

Verbenaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Caryopteris
Potentilla

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

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Rosoideae

Number of Species

7300
1 27800
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Difference Between Bluebeard and Cinquefoil

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Importance of Bluebeard and Cinquefoil

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Bluebeard and Cinquefoil. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Bluebeard and Cinquefoil as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Bluebeard is whereas of Cinquefoil is Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders and Sore throat. Bluebeard has beauty benefits as follows: while Cinquefoil has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Bluebeard vs Cinquefoil

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Bluebeard vs Cinquefoil and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Bluebeard are whereas of Cinquefoil have Avoid during Pregnancy respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Bluebeard has no showy fruits and Cinquefoil has no showy fruits. Also Bluebeard is not flowering and Cinquefoil is not flowering . You can compare Bluebeard and Cinquefoil facts and facts of other plants too.