Potentilla nepalensis
Cinquefoil, Nepal cinquefoil
Potentilla Potentilla
P. nepalensis - P. nepalensis is a clump-forming, deciduous perennial with red-flushed, wiry stems bearing palmate, hairy leaves divided into elliptic, toothed, mid-green leaflets. Loose cymes of saucer-shaped, dark pink to dark red flowers bloom from late spring into summer.
Potentilla nepalensis is: Deciduous
Clump-forming
Dark-pink, Dark-red in Spring; Dark-red, Dark-pink in Summer
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Generally pest-free
Generally disease-free
Cut back after flowering.
Division
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Potentilla nepalensis (Cinquefoil) will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Cottage/Informal, Gravel, Low Maintenance
Plant in poor or moderately fertile, light, well-drained soil in full sun.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South
Exposed
Hardy (H4)
Potentilla nepalensis
Cinquefoil, Nepal cinquefoil
Potentilla Potentilla
P. nepalensis - P. nepalensis is a clump-forming, deciduous perennial with red-flushed, wiry stems bearing palmate, hairy leaves divided into elliptic, toothed, mid-green leaflets. Loose cymes of saucer-shaped, dark pink to dark red flowers bloom from late spring into summer.
Garden origin
Deciduous
Clump-forming
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Dark-pink, Dark-red in Spring; Dark-red, Dark-pink in Summer
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Generally pest-free
Generally disease-free
Cut back after flowering.
Division
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Potentilla nepalensis (Cinquefoil) will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Cottage/Informal, Gravel, Low Maintenance
Plant in poor or moderately fertile, light, well-drained soil in full sun.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South
Exposed
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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