Shrubby Cinquefoil Potentilla fruticosa - Dasiphora fruticosa, Pentaphylloides fruticosa

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Botanical Name:

Potentilla fruticosa

Family:

Rosaceae

Genus:

Potentilla

Species:

fruticosa

Common Name:

Shrubby Cinquefoil

Seeds Per Pound:
1,500,000
Quantity:
0.17 lb
Germination:
40%
Germination Test Type:
estimate
Purity:
97%
Height:
1-4 feet
Collection Locale:
Netherlands
Crop Year:
2024
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
2
In Stock: 0.17 lb
Prices
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1 packet (~ 0 seeds)
$9.95
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$300.00
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: none required.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: surface sow and keep moist, requires light for germination.
In a Nutshell:
* It grows to 0.1–1 m (3.9–39.4 in) tall, rarely up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft). The habit is variably upright to sprawling or prostrate, but stems are often ascending especially those stems with many long branches.
* Can be grown as a medium size informal hedge. Trim in spring.
* Native to the cool temperate to subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere , often growing at high altitudes in mountains .
* A tea is made from the dried leaves. Used as a substitute for China tea, especially by people living at high elevations in the Himalayas.
* The leaves are astringent. The juice of the root is used in the treatment of indigestion. more...
* The bark of older stems is shreddy with long thin strips. more...