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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Perennial
Tree

Origin

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Central Asia, India, Nepal

Types

Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis
White oak, Bluff oak, Muller oak

Number of Varieties

500600
0 40000
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Habitat

Fields, Open Forest, Upland
Clay soil areas, Dry areas, Sandy areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-86-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-4
7-5

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
H1, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm2,286.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

38.10 cm1,219.20 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
Red, Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red
Sandy Brown, Sienna

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Light Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green, Dark Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Dark Green, Gray

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate
broad, flat

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

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

Pests and Diseases

Leaf spot
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
-

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

Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy
Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat
Chronic fatigue, Cramps, Diarrhea, Dysentry, gallstones, Haemorrhages, Menstrual Cramps

Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Leaves, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as firewood, used for making charcoal

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

POTENTILLA 'Emilie'
QUERCUS leucotrichophora

Common Name

Cinquefoil
Banj Oak, Blackjack Oak, Himalayan Oak

In Hindi

पंचकोण
Blackjack Oak Tree

In German

Fingerkraut
Blackjack Oak Tree

In French

potentille
Blackjack Oak Tree

In Spanish

cinquefoil
Blackjack Oak Tree

In Greek

Πεντάφυλλο
Blackjack Oak Tree

In Portuguese

cinquefoil
Blackjack Carvalho

In Polish

pięciornik
Blackjack Oak Tree

In Latin

cinquefoil
Blackjack quercum ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Fagales

Family

Rosaceae
Fagaceae

Genus

Potentilla
Quercus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Rosoideae
-

Number of Species

30060
1 27800
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Difference Between Cinquefoil and Blackjack Oak

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Importance of Cinquefoil and Blackjack Oak

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Cinquefoil and Blackjack Oak. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Cinquefoil and Blackjack Oak 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 Cinquefoil is Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders and Sore throat whereas of Blackjack Oak is Chronic fatigue, Cramps, Diarrhea, Dysentry, gallstones, Haemorrhages and Menstrual Cramps. Cinquefoil has beauty benefits as follows: while Blackjack Oak has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Cinquefoil vs Blackjack Oak

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 Cinquefoil vs Blackjack Oak 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 Cinquefoil are Avoid during Pregnancy whereas of Blackjack Oak have Pollen respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Cinquefoil has no showy fruits and Blackjack Oak has showy fruits. Also Cinquefoil is not flowering and Blackjack Oak is not flowering . You can compare Cinquefoil and Blackjack Oak facts and facts of other plants too.