Life Span
Biennial and Perennial
Biennial
Type
Vegetable
Perennial
Origin
Europe, Western Asia
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Types
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Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla
Number of Varieties
525
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40000
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Habitat
waste ground, wastelands
Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-93-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
10-1
Sunset Zone
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
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
Rosette/Stemless
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm91.44 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm91.44 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Orange, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Brown, Black
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Small elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Early Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
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Type of Soil
Loam
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Summer
Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
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
Loam
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full 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
Aphids, Armyworm, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Pitch canker, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
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Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Stomach burn
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
Blood purifying, Good for skin
Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac
Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Root
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
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Botanical Name
PASTINACA sativa
POTENTILLA
Common Name
Parsnip
Potentilla
In Hindi
चुकंदर
Potentilla plant
In German
Pastinake
Potentilla Pflanze
In French
Panais
plante Potentilla
In Spanish
Chirivía
planta Potentilla
In Greek
Είδος δαυκίου
φυτό potentilla
In Portuguese
cherivia
planta Potentilla
In Polish
Pasternak
Potentilla roślin
In Latin
parsnip
Potentilla herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Rosales
Family
Apiaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Abelia
Potentilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
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Rosoideae
Number of Species
20300
1
27800
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