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Beginner
skill rating |
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0.6m
max. spread |
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0.45m
max. height |
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2-5 years
to maturity |
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1 hour care
per year |
Botanical name: Potentilla nepalensis 'Fire Dance'
Other names: Cinquefoil 'Fire Dance', Nepal cinquefoil 'Fire Dance', Potentilla nepalensis 'Firedance', Potentilla atrosanguinea 'Fire Dance'
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Genus: Potentilla
Variety or cultivar: 'Fire Dance' _ 'Fire Dance' is a compact, loose, clump-forming perennial with wiry stems bearing palmate, hairy leaves composed of large, elliptic, toothed, mid- to bright green leaflets. Loose clusters of saucer-shaped, bright red flowers with frilled, yellow petal margins bloom throughout summer.
Potentilla nepalensis 'Fire Dance' is: Deciduous
Flower: Red in Summer
Foliage: Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Habit: Clump-forming
Plant with:
Acanthus mollis (Bear's breeches), Acanthus mollis 'Hollard's Gold' (Bear's breeches 'Hollard's Gold')
Potentilla nepalensis 'Fire Dance' (Cinquefoil 'Fire Dance') will reach a height of 0.45m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Beds and borders, City, Cottage/Informal, Gravel, Low Maintenance
Cultivation: Plant in poor or moderately fertile, light, well-drained soil in full sun.
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Chalky, Loamy, Sandy |
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| Soil drainage: |
Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
South |
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| Exposure: |
Exposed |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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