Potentilla Flowering Shrub

They are usually called cinquefoils in english.

Potentilla flowering shrub. Potentillas are deciduous lose their leaves over winter shrubs which grow well in our climate. Likes well drained soil and full sun. Not a large shrub grows upto 50cm. It is valued for its long bloom time exceptional hardiness and carefree nature.

The multistemmed shrubs rise no higher than 4 feet with a spread. Potentilla as the flower is known since ancient times. In some older articles these shrubs are called cinquefoil but this name is rarely used nowadays. It combines bright green leaves and yellow flowers and grows 3 feet tall and 5 feet wide.

There are several species but almost all those sold in the uk are known as potentilla fruticosa and these are covered by this article. Potentilla fruticosa goldfinger sku 6668 a versatile small shrub that charms with its cheery yellow buttercup like flowers. This plant is not only a great decoration of the garden but also has healing properties is widely used in medicine there are many species o. Here are some tips on how to care for potentilla.

Give the shrub a shovelful of compost in late spring as the flower buds begin to swell or fertilize it with a complete. Water potentilla shrubs during prolonged dry spells. Tolerates some part shade if you can t give it full sun there are not that many orange flowering shrubs which give such a good display it will make a great addition to your garden. It grows 3 feet tall and 5 feet wide.

Potentilla ˌpoʊtənˈtɪlə is a genus containing over 300 species of annual biennial and perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the rose family rosaceae. Fine textured green foliage on a mounded form. Good for drier borders too once established. Potentilla also called shrubby cinquefoil or bush cinquefoil is one of the most popular landscape shrubs.

The plant survives without consistent watering but thrives when it.