Shrubby Cinquefoil, Bush Cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa)

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  Appearance

  The Shrubby Cinquefoil or Bush Cinquefoil is an expansive woody plant with yellow blossom appearing from June onwards which grows to 1.5m in height. This small flowering bush is popular for borders and rock gardens.

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  Leaves

  Elliptical to linear, seated, odd-pinnate leaflets, alternate, with small obtuse tip, rounded base, entire. Leaves are green above and slightly hairy above, pale green and moderately hairy below. 2-4cm long, 2-4cm wide.

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  Leaf upperside

  Elliptical to linear, seated, odd-pinnate leaflets, alternate, with small obtuse tip, rounded base, entire. Leaves are green above and slightly hairy above, pale green and moderately hairy below. 2-4cm long, 2-4cm wide.

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  Flowers

  Flowering period VI-X. Yellow dish-like blossoms with 5 petals each; 2-3cm wide and of particular ornamental value; blossoms rarely appear singly.

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  Bark

  Brown or grey-brown bark with shallow furrows. Branches are red-brown or brown, sometimes purple-brown, with round cross-section.

Application

Flowering bush, borders, extensive plant coverage, container plants, rock gardens, for planting in groups, parks, low woody plant covers

Native regions

Europe

Location parameters

Light: sunny to off-sun; soil type: sandy to loamy-clayey; nutrient concentration: low to high; pH value of the soil: acid to slightly alkaline; soil: dry to moist.

Demands

Very frost-hardy, intolerant of salt, not fume-hardy; tolerates urban climates; intolerant of soil compaction; prefers sandy to loamy soil. Light: sun to off-sun.

Growth

1 - 1.5m high, 1-1.5m in diameter

Leaves

Elliptical to linear, seated, odd-pinnate leaflets, alternate, with small obtuse tip, rounded base, entire. Leaves are green above and slightly hairy above, pale green and moderately hairy below. 2-4cm long, 2-4cm wide.

Flowers

Flowering period VI-X. Yellow dish-like blossoms with 5 petals each; 2-3cm wide and of particular ornamental value; blossoms rarely appear singly.

Fruits

Small nutlets, dry and hard, drop off individually.

Bark

Brown or grey-brown bark with shallow furrows. Branches are red-brown or brown, sometimes purple-brown, with round cross-section.

Roots

Surface-rooting; large proportion of fine roots; tough main roots also go deep.

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