Cinquefoil Potentilla x hybrida
- Phonetic Spelling
- po-ten-TIL-ah HY-bri-dah
- Description
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Cinquefoil gets its name from its 5-parted leaves. The flowers are about 1 in. wide, and bright against the dark green leaves. The native cinquefoil is known as the "False strawberry" or "Indian strawberry." Cinquefoil hybrids perform best in cool climates and are useful in the mountains and upper Piedmont. They can be propagated by seed or by dividing plants in fall or spring.
The plants can be affected by downy mildew, powdery mildew, leaf blister, rust, and fungal leaf spot.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Gibson's Scarlet'
Clumpung, bushy, cluster of single red flowers. - 'Jean Jabber'
Strawberry-like, serrated, downy, silver-green leaves and clusters of yellow through orange to scarlet at the bases.
- 'Gibson's Scarlet'
- 'Gibson's Scarlet', 'Jean Jabber'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Gibson's Scarlet'
Clumpung, bushy, cluster of single red flowers. - 'Jean Jabber'
Strawberry-like, serrated, downy, silver-green leaves and clusters of yellow through orange to scarlet at the bases.
- 'Gibson's Scarlet'
- 'Gibson's Scarlet', 'Jean Jabber'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Potentilla
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Himalayas, North America, hybrid origin
- Wildlife Value:
- Members of the genus Potentilla support the following specialized bees: Andrena (Derandrena) ziziaeformis, and Panurginus potentillae.
- Play Value:
- Attracts Pollinators
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Saucer
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- 5-parted, about 1 in. wide
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- 5-parted leaves that give the plant its name. Often have prominent veins and wrinkles.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Patio
- Rock Wall
- Landscape Theme:
- Pollinator Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Hedge
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Pollinators
- Specialized Bees
