Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Perennial
Origin
North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico
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Types
Grasses
Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis
Number of Varieties
1500
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
Fields, Open Forest, Upland
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-95-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 5
9-4
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
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
Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm38.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
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
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, 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 leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Compost, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, organic fertlizers, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Grasshoppers
Leaf spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Erosion control
Air purification, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cuts
Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Used to feed livestock
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
BOUTELOUA gracilis
POTENTILLA 'Emilie'
Common Name
Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass
Cinquefoil
In Hindi
Bouteloua gracilis
पंचकोण
In German
Bouteloua Gracilis
Fingerkraut
In French
Bouteloua aristidoides
potentille
In Spanish
Chondrosum gracile
cinquefoil
In Greek
Bouteloua gracilis
Πεντάφυλλο
In Portuguese
Bouteloua Gracilis
cinquefoil
In Polish
Bouteloua Gracilis
pięciornik
In Latin
Bouteloua Gracilis
cinquefoil
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Rosales
Family
Poaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Bouteloua
Potentilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Cynodonteae
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Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Rosoideae
Number of Species
100300
1
27800
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