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Cinquefoil
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Devil's Walking Stick
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Perennial
Tree

Origin

-
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas

Types

Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis
Aralia spinosa

Number of Varieties

5001
0 40000
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Habitat

Fields, Open Forest, Upland
Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-84-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-4
9-1

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
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming
Thicket/Colonizing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

38.10 cm460.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
White, Green, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red
Purple, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Yellow, Green, Purple, Blue Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate
bipinnate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Pollution, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
Needs high amount of water

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

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
Aphids, Leaf spot, Mealybugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought
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

-
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Bees, Butterflies, Insects

Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy
Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Borders, Woodland margins

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat
Alterative, Analgesic, Diaphoretic, Opthalmic

Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Bark, Leaves, Root

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

POTENTILLA 'Emilie'
ARALIA spinosa

Common Name

Cinquefoil
American Angelica Tree, Devil's Walking Stick, Hercules' Club

In Hindi

पंचकोण
Devil's Walking Stick

In German

Fingerkraut
Teufelsspazierstock

In French

potentille
Walking bâton du diable

In Spanish

cinquefoil
Bastón del Diablo

In Greek

Πεντάφυλλο
Περπάτημα Stick διαβόλου

In Portuguese

cinquefoil
Vara andando de diabo

In Polish

pięciornik
Diabelski laska

In Latin

cinquefoil
Virgam diaboli

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Apiales

Family

Rosaceae
Araliaceae

Genus

Potentilla
Aralia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Rosoideae
Aralioideae

Number of Species

30030
1 27800
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Difference Between Cinquefoil and Devil's Walking Stick

If you are confused whether Cinquefoil or Devil's Walking Stick are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Cinquefoil and Devil's Walking Stick Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Cinquefoil are as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Compost, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, organic fertlizers and Potassium, whereas for Devil's Walking Stick fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Cinquefoil and Devil's Walking Stick if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Cinquefoil and Devil's Walking Stick

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Cinquefoil and Devil's Walking Stick. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Cinquefoil and Devil's Walking Stick 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 Devil's Walking Stick is Alterative, Analgesic, Diaphoretic and Opthalmic. Cinquefoil has beauty benefits as follows: while Devil's Walking Stick has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Cinquefoil vs Devil's Walking Stick

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 Devil's Walking Stick 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 Devil's Walking Stick have Skin irritation respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Cinquefoil has no showy fruits and Devil's Walking Stick has showy fruits. Also Cinquefoil is not flowering and Devil's Walking Stick is not flowering . You can compare Cinquefoil and Devil's Walking Stick facts and facts of other plants too.