Wednesday 19 December 2012

Potentilla fruticosa



Name: Potentilla fruticosa
Common Name:
 shrubby cinquefoil
Family:
Rosaceae
    x    Deciduous             Evergreen         x    Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual

        Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial

Habit
compact, bushy
Hard. Zone
    usda 3
Mature Size
3m tall by 1.5m spread

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Leaf: pinnate, 4cm long, 5or 7 narrowly oblong, dark green leaflets


Fall/Winter Color:

        Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x    Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal

Flowers: saucer shaped, yellow, to 4cm across, singly or in cymes of 3


Infl. singly or cymes of three

Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.     ( May.      June.      July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.)      Nov.      Dec. (flowering period)
Water Use
High     Low

Soil
Rich     Lean   x  Well-drained x

Exposure
Sun  x   Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses:
long flowering for mixed or shrub borders or low informal hedge


Limitations: downy mildew, powdrey mildew, leaf blister, rust, fungal leaf spot
Other Features:

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