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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Perennial

Origin

Central Asia, Western Asia
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Types

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Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis

Number of Varieties

5500
0 40000
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Habitat

Forests, gardens, Temperate Regions
Fields, Open Forest, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
9-4

Sunset Zone

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
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

Oval or Rounded
Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm30.50 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

460.00 cm38.10 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Light Pink
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Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Yellow, Yellow green
Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Summer

Green
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Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow
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Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Palmate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Requires watering in the growing season
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Compost, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, organic fertlizers, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Scale
Leaf spot

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

Medium
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Foliage Sheen

Matte
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Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
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Allergy

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Avoid during Pregnancy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Pneumonia, Ulcers
Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Leaves

Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border
Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CYDONIA oblonga
POTENTILLA 'Emilie'

Common Name

Quince
Cinquefoil

In Hindi

श्रीफल
पंचकोण

In German

Quitte
Fingerkraut

In French

Coing
potentille

In Spanish

Membrillo
cinquefoil

In Greek

Κυδώνι
Πεντάφυλλο

In Portuguese

Marmelo
cinquefoil

In Polish

Pigwa
pięciornik

In Latin

Quince
cinquefoil

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

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Magnoliophyta

Class

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Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Rosales

Family

Rosaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Cydonia
Potentilla

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Maleae
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Subfamily

Amygdaloideae
Rosoideae

Number of Species

200300
1 27800
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Difference Between Quince and Cinquefoil

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Importance of Quince and Cinquefoil

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Quince and Cinquefoil. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Quince and Cinquefoil 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 Quince is Pneumonia and Ulcers whereas of Cinquefoil is Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders and Sore throat. Quince has beauty benefits as follows: while Cinquefoil has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Quince vs Cinquefoil

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