Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
-
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada
Types
Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis
Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine
Number of Varieties
5001
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Open Forest, Upland
Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-4
7-1
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
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm3,000.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
38.10 cm76.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Dry, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
-
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, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
-
-
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects
Air purification, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
POTENTILLA 'Emilie'
PINUS rigida
Common Name
Cinquefoil
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine
In Hindi
पंचकोण
सनोबर
In German
Fingerkraut
Pitch pine
In French
potentille
pitch pine
In Spanish
cinquefoil
pino
In Greek
Πεντάφυλλο
πίσσα πεύκο
In Portuguese
cinquefoil
resina de pinheiro
In Polish
pięciornik
Pitch sosny
In Latin
cinquefoil
pice pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Rosales
Pinales
Family
Rosaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Potentilla
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Rosoideae
-
Number of Species
300115
1
27800
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