Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Shrub
Perennial
Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
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Types
Epigeal, Hypogeal
Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla
Number of Varieties
225
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal sand dunes, Wild
Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-153-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
10-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 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
-
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm91.44 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Green, Orange
Orange, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
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Fruit Color
Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Reniform
Small elliptic
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Early Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
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Type of Soil
Sand
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
reseeds, root cutting
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep the Soil well drained
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
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Soil Type
Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
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Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Kidney Disease
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Formal Garden, Hanging Basket
Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
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Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Beans
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Basketary, Edible seed
Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
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Botanical Name
COTYLEDON
POTENTILLA
Common Name
Pig's ear, Dog's ear
Potentilla
In Hindi
बीजपत्र
Potentilla plant
In German
Cotyledon
Potentilla Pflanze
In French
Cotyledon
plante Potentilla
In Spanish
Cotyledon
planta Potentilla
In Greek
κοτυληδών kotylēdōn
φυτό potentilla
In Portuguese
Cotyledon
planta Potentilla
In Polish
Liścień
Potentilla roślin
In Latin
Cotyledon
Potentilla herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Rosales
Family
Crassulaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Cotyledon L.
Potentilla
Clade
Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
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Rosoideae
Number of Species
12300
1
27800
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