Life Span
Biennial
Annual
Type
Perennial
Flowering Plants
Origin
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South America, Argentina, Brazil
Types
Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla
Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower
Number of Varieties
254
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40000
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Habitat
Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground
vacant lots, wastelands, yards
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-88-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
12 - 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
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, 24
Habit
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Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Yellow
White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Small elliptic
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Fall, Spring
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
Well drained
Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Summer
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Butterflies
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Borders
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Leaves
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye
Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Foundation, Landscape
Botanical Name
POTENTILLA
CLEOME hassleriana
Common Name
Potentilla
Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower
In Hindi
Potentilla plant
Pink Queen
In German
Potentilla Pflanze
rosa Königin
In French
plante Potentilla
Reine rose
In Spanish
planta Potentilla
Reina de color rosa
In Greek
φυτό potentilla
ροζ Βασίλισσα
In Portuguese
planta Potentilla
Rainha -de-rosa
In Polish
Potentilla roślin
Różowa Królowa
In Latin
Potentilla herba
Regina Pink
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Brassicales
Family
Rosaceae
Cleomaceae
Genus
Potentilla
Cleome
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Cleomeae
Subfamily
Rosoideae
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Number of Species
3001
1
27800
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