The best varieties of Potentilla

The shrub cinquefoil remains the unchanged favorite of gardeners and landscape designers for a long time. It stands out against the background of other plants with its luxurious numerous buds, which abundantly cover the entire bush. Most often, on personal plots, you can find varieties with bright yellow inflorescences, reminiscent of the golden curls of a fairy princess. Despite this, the types of Potentilla with white, orange, pink and red flowers are no less popular. Some of them are terry. In order to finally fall in love with this stately plant, it is advisable to get to know him better.

Due to the fact that the shrub is bred from wild species, it does not require special care. It successfully takes root in the northern regions and even in the arctic latitudes.

General description of the plant

Among the many garden plants, cinquefoil shrub has a rather long flowering period. Under favorable conditions and competent care, it is covered with a scattering of buds from the beginning of summer until the first frost. From the side, the shrub resembles a luxurious fabric that sways gracefully from the summer breeze. Those who raised him on the territory of a country house created a truly paradise for themselves. Looking at the photo of Shrub Potentilla, you can see its unsurpassed originality, original tenderness and sophisticated details.

This cute beauty can boast of several more names - five-leaf tea and Kuril tea. In addition, translated from the Latin language, the word "potents" means "powerful", which indicates the beneficial properties of this plant.

In its natural environment, in spacious meadows and river valleys, goose cinquefoil is found. Her 80 cm long garlands are richly decorated with bright yellow flowers. Designers use hybrid herbaceous varieties for alpine slides, and a shrub species as a flowering hedge. Due to the fact that the plant grows in nature on pebble, rocky slopes, it successfully takes root on the fertile soil of the summer cottage.

Cinquefoil is a lush, highly branched shrub about 1.5 meters high. Its delicate shoots grow from the root area, forming a dense lace crown in the form of a ball or hemisphere. Most often, the crown width is much greater than the Potentilla height, which gives the plant a unique look throughout the season.

The openwork and curly look gives the bushes original carved leaves, which are divided from 3 to 7 parts. They are a bit like indoor geraniums, cuffs and parsley. Each lobe of the leaf blade has a lanceolate character with a solid frame and a pointed apex. The color is muted greenish with a silvery sheen.

Potentilla shrub buds have a simple shape and reach 3.5 cm in diameter. Consists of 5 rounded petals that surround a fluffy center, consisting of 30 delicate stamens. During flowering, they bloom along the entire shoot, forming openwork garlands against the background of green foliage.It is interesting that throughout this period the buds are interchangeable. Some bear crescent fruits, others just bloom. Thus, Potentilla can meet even the first snow with young inflorescences.

In addition, the plant is widely used in folk medicine. Many people know the beneficial properties of Potentilla shrub and contraindications. Its raw foliage contains a huge number of useful elements, including:

• vitamin C;
• carotene;
• ascorbic acid;
• tannins;
• essential oils.

Decoctions from it help to strengthen the immune system, stimulate digestion and have a beneficial effect on blood composition. The only contraindication is the intolerance of its components. A prudent approach to treatment will help you make wise decisions.

Modern breeders continue to work on the creation of new types of Potentilla. Although today many decorative varieties are already known. They differ in size, color of buds and degree of frost resistance. Therefore, gardeners should take these parameters into account when choosing plants for a summer cottage. Consider the most popular varieties of Potentilla shrub, photos and descriptions of plants in order to appreciate their stately beauty.

Abbotswood

A beautifully flowering deciduous shrub of this species has a meter height with a crown width of about 130 cm. During lush flowering, many snow-white buds appear on it. The last inflorescences can bloom even in early October. The leaf plates are yellowish-green in color and consist of 3 or 7 ovoid parts. The length is about 3 cm.

Shrub cinquefoil "Abbotswood" is resistant to dry weather. Loves a lot of light, although it grows successfully in shady areas. The plant prefers moist soil with good drainage. Refers to fast growing shrubs. Over the course of a year, its height increases by 20 cm and its width by approximately 25 cm.

Potentilla is planted in pits with a maximum depth of 60 cm, at the bottom of which drainage from pebbles or broken bricks is laid. The soil is fertilized with humus and diluted with sand. To stimulate growth, you can add mineral fertilizers to the soil at the rate of 100 g per hole.

For the plant to successfully take root, the root collar of Potentilla must be flush with the ground.

Goldfinger

The original cushion crown of Potentilla shrub "Goldfinger" fits wonderfully into the garden landscape of a country house. Its bright yellow large-sized inflorescences will decorate the site for a whole season, right up to the first frost. The plant loves open areas where there is a lot of sunlight and well-drained land. Needs moderate humidity, therefore suffers from dry periods.

The flowering period begins in late spring, when the entire shrub is dressed in a yellow veil of delicate buds. Dark green leaves do not change their hue until autumn. The plant is used to attract various types of butterflies to the garden.

"Red Ice"

The Red Ice shrub cinquefoil, unusually resistant to weather conditions, grows, on average, up to 1.5 m in height. Differs in the original coloring of the peeling bark of the shoots, which happens:

• reddish;
• reddish brown;
• gray.

The sheet plate consists mainly of 5 parts. In the spring it is colored light green, and throughout the summer it has a silvery hue. The first buds are orange-red, summer versions are orange-yellow.

The type of Potentilla shrub "Red Ace" feels great in humid places and in partial shade. Frost resistant. It perfectly tolerates pruning, after which it retains its decorative appearance. Some specimens grow up to a maximum of 60 cm.The crown diameter is about 100 cm.

"Pink Queen"

The unique pink queen of garden flower beds is a low bush with creeping branches. It is unusually hardy, tolerates pruning wonderfully, retaining its compactness and original appearance for a long time.For the cinquefoil shrub "Pink Queen", a dense cushion-shaped crown is characteristic. It is formed from feathery leaves, consisting of 5 or 7 oval parts. They are light green in summer and golden in autumn. Pink buds appear in early June and bloom wildly until the end of September. Another name for this species - shrub cinquefoil "Princess".

Merion Red Robin

Lovers of low-growing plants can grow an amazing flowering bush on their site. It grows only up to 50 cm. The dense crown of Potentilla shrub "Merion Red Robin" resembles a miniature hemisphere 80 cm wide, which consists of many thin shoots. Against the background of lanceolate leaves of a light green color, many orange inflorescences appear every spring. They decorate the plant until mid-September.

Cinquefoil "Merion Red Robin" is used for decorating slopes, borders, or as a ground cover plant.

Lovely Pink

Shrub cinquefoil "Lovely Pink" is a short plant that has a dense creeping crown. Grows up to 0.5 m in height. The diameter of the bush is 100 cm. It can grow only by 10 cm per year. The leaf plates are dark green in color, 3 cm in length. Since the beginning of June, a huge number of pink buds appear on the Potentilla. Flowering continues until mid-autumn, right up to the first frost. The shrub prefers open areas where there is a lot of sunlight.

To stimulate profuse flowering and to form the shape of the crown, the cinquefoil should be cut off. It is better to do this in early spring.

Practical tips for caring for and growing a plant

Cinquefoil is considered an unpretentious plant and in nature survives even in extreme conditions. Therefore, for those who want to start a plant on their site, it is enough to follow simple rules:

• choice of location;
• suitable soil;
• watering;
• pruning;
• top dressing.

Simple care and cultivation of Potentilla shrub allows many gardeners to decorate their areas with this cute plant. It is planted in spring or autumn, when the threat of frost has passed. Cinquefoil takes root well in open places where there is a lot of light. In extreme cases, partial shade.

The soil should be light and loose with good drainage. For planting, a deep hole is dug, which is 2 times the length of the root. Drainage from gravel or pebbles is laid at the bottom, after which it is covered with soil consisting of humus, sand and sod soil. For feeding, add a glass of ash and mineral fertilizer (about 150 g).

Proper care of the shrub requires proper watering. Young seedlings are moistened 3 times a week, 10 liters per bush. Others, it is enough to moderately moisturize as the soil dries around the root zone.

To stimulate the successful development of the plant at the beginning and at the end of the growing season, fertilizing is carried out with special fertilizers.

It is important to carry out and pruning Potentilla every season. This improves its appearance, stimulates growth and forms a beautiful crown. The bush cinquefoil shown in the photo in landscape design is a living confirmation of the value of this operation.   It is carried out in early spring, when the buds have not yet begun to grow. They remove last year's tops of shoots, dry branches, as well as those that grow inside the bush. As a result, the plant can be completely renewed in a few procedures. And then, the summer cottage will always be decorated with golden curls of Potentilla shrub.

We choose shrub cinquefoil for a summer cottage

Let's talk about the most common types and varieties of herbaceous and shrub Potentilla. You are sure to find something for your garden!

Cinquefoil got its name from the shape of the leaves, which resemble the paw of an animal or the palm of a person. This plant is also called cinquefoil, or Kuril tea.

There are many different types and varieties of Potentilla.Most often these are perennial shrubs and semi-shrubs, but herbaceous annuals and biennials are also present in this plant “family”.

We will tell you about the most common types and decorative varieties of Kuril tea in culture.

Shrub cinquefoil

In nature, this type of Potentilla is common in Eastern Siberia, Primorsky Territory, and also grows in China and Korea.

In height, the shrub can reach both 10 cm and 1.5 m - it all depends on the variety. And a huge number of them have been bred, because Kuril shrub tea is popular as an ornamental plant for rock gardens, borders and low hedges.

Among tall varietiesthat thrive in midland gardens - Elizabeth and Kathrine Dykes with bright yellow flowers, Daydawn with orange flowers, Manchu with cream-white flowers.

From undersized popular are Goldfinger, Dart's Golddigger, Goldteppich with yellow flowers and silvery-gray foliage, Rhodocalyx with white flowers.

The flowering of shrub Potentilla lasts the entire season: from late spring - early summer to October.

This type of Potentilla is winter-hardy, loves well-lit areas, but also tolerates partial shade, prefers moist soil.

White bloodroot

White cinquefoil, unlike shrub cinquefoil, is a compact herbaceous perennial. In height, it reaches no more than 30 cm.

As you might guess from the name, the flowers of this species are snow-white. Flowering occurs in late spring - early summer (April-June).

White cinquefoil is a slow-growing plant. It takes 10-15 years from sowing seeds to getting an adult plant! And seed germination is low. It is best to propagate this perennial vegetatively - by root cuttings. But in this case, you will have to wait 4-5 years before planting Potentilla on a permanent place.

It is not surprising that the white cinquefoil is rarely found in culture. Which summer resident has the patience to grow the cuttings to an adult plant?

By the way, in several regions of Russia, as well as in Belarus, this plant is considered a Red Book plant.

White cinquefoil is used mainly in medicine. Albinin is isolated from the roots and rhizomes of this medicinal plant, which is used to treat diseases of the thyroid gland.

Goose cinquefoil

Cinquefoil goose is also popularly known as a goose foot, caterpillar, convulsive grass. It grows in abundance along roadsides, in ravines, on riverbanks and meadows.

The crow's feet have creeping shoots that grow up to 80 cm in length. But his "growth" is not high.

The quinquefoil goose blooms in the first half of summer with bright yellow flowers. By the way, the goose foot is an excellent honey plant.

Like most types of Potentilla, this plant is actively used in folk medicine. In particular, as an analgesic, wound healing, hemostatic, anticonvulsant.

Cinquefoil can be planted in the first row of mixborders. It fits perfectly into the naturgarden concept.

Erect cinquefoil

Alternative names for erect cinquefoil are dubrovka, galangal, narrow cinquefoil, galangal grass.

It is a herbaceous perennial with a height of 15 cm to half a meter. It is ubiquitous in Eurasia, and you, of course, have seen it more than once in wet meadows and forest edges.

Erect cinquefoil blooms all season, from May to September, with yellow flowers.

In culture, it can be grown in mixborders.

It is widely used in medicine (including folk medicine) and the economy. From the rhizomes of galangal herb, dye, and medicinal substances, and seasoning, and even tooth powder are obtained.

Nepalese cinquefoil

As it is not difficult to guess from the name, Nepalese Potentilla is an exotic "girl". She is originally from the eastern countries - Pakistan and Nepal.

This is a decorative type of Potentilla with large inflorescences of luxurious colors: red, raspberry, pink, coral shades.

There are various decorative varieties of Nepalese Potentilla. Among the popular ones:

• Flores - salmon flowers with an orange-red eye in the center,
• Roxana - coral flowers with an orange eye in the center, edged with a golden ring,
• Miss Wilmott - light pink flowers with a dark pink eye in the center.

The Nepalese Potentilla blooms in the middle of summer, for almost two months. Unlike most other species of this genus of plants, it can be successfully propagated by seed. True, it will bloom only in the second year. Sowing is carried out in open ground all summer long.

Also, cinquefoil of this species is propagated by dividing the bush, layering, cuttings. Cuttings and layering are taken in the second half of summer, the bush is divided in early autumn.

Nepalese Potentilla can be safely planted in single plantings. It is very decorative in itself, and its "height" of about 30 cm allows it not to get lost in the flower garden against the background of other plants. However, most landscape designers plant this beauty in mixed plantings. Often - together with flowers of a contrasting color (blue, purple) to emphasize its spectacular flowers.

Silver cinquefoil

Silver cinquefoil is a herbaceous perennial with a height of 10-30 cm. Perhaps this is one of the most common types of cinquefoil throughout Eurasia: it grows along railway lines, ravines, quarries, rocks.

This type of Potentilla is extremely rarely grown in garden culture, but it is actively used in folk medicine as a bactericidal, anti-inflammatory, hemostatic agent, for the treatment of rheumatism, liver diseases, etc.

Hybrid cinquefoil

Hybrid cinquefoil is a kind of "mixed hodgepodge" of all garden forms of cinquefoil obtained by hybridization. It is a perennial with a branched erect stem and a vertical rhizome. The height of the hybrid Potentilla ranges from 40 to 90 cm, depending on the variety.

Like other Potentilla, it is quite winter-hardy, loves good watering, but is generally unpretentious. Blooms all summer, capturing late spring and early autumn - from May to September.

Perennials from this group can be propagated both by seeds and vegetatively, like the Nepalese Potentilla.

The most popular and beautiful varieties of hybrid Potentilla:

• Twinklyn Star - soft salmon petals with a dark pink eye,
• Ark en Sel - red double flowers with yellow dots along the edge of the petals,
• William Rollison - red-orange double flowers with a yellow eye,
• Monarch Velvet - ruby ​​flowers with a burgundy eye.

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Shrub cinquefoil is gaining more and more popularity among gardeners. And this is not surprising, because her bushes are not inclined to displace neighbors, and decorative qualities are high due to prolonged flowering. Also, tonic drinks and extracts, if desired, can be made to raise mood and general tone. In general, the culture is interesting from all sides, let's get acquainted with the representatives of this species and some varieties that are successfully used in garden design.

Cinquefoil: species and varieties, photo

Cinquefoil (Potentilla), five-leafed tea or Kuril tea are all names of one plant, which not only has an interesting appearance, but also medicinal properties, and is also considered a good honey plant.

Many gardeners may be familiar with such a perennial herb as the false strawberry (duchenea), which blooms with yellow flowers and has an aggressive weed-like character. Another well-known variety is the white cinquefoil (P. alba), used in herbal medicine for the treatment of female diseases and the thyroid gland. It is becoming less and less in the wild, as fertile meadows are quickly moving away for agriculture.

Kalgan or erect cinquefoil is used as a spice in the fish canning industry.But now we will focus on shrubs and semi-shrubs used in ornamental gardening.

This plant species is part of the Rosaceae family and has been cultivated since 1700. In nature, Kuril tea is found on the Kuril Islands, in the North Caucasus, as well as in Europe. Some types of five-leafed plants grow in Russia:

1. Manchurian;
2. daurian;
3. Friedrichsen hybrid;
4. small-leaved;
5. shrub.

These plants are highly branched shrubs, reaching a height of one to one and a half meters. Young branches have a lot of short cannon, and adult shoots are covered with gray-brownish peeling bark.

Small carved leaves cover the shoots from the very base to the top. Medium-sized flowers, mostly yellowish, open in early summer. They are located on the branches in brush-type inflorescences. Long-term flowering continues until late autumn. Each plant can bloom non-stop for more than two months.

Varieties of Potentilla

Daurian cinquefoil grows in natural conditions among massifs of woody plants, along river banks, on the rocky slopes of Eastern Siberia, on limestone soils of the Far East. This species is represented by a shrub, which reaches a height of about 60 cm. The loose crown of the plant is formed by thin shoots covered with gray bark.

Long-term flowering lasts up to 100 days (May - September), and fruiting takes place from August to October. This plant tolerates winter well. The shrub grows intensively, but mainly in width. Daurian Kuril tea is used in the design of rockeries and alpine hills. It is propagated by seeds, cuttings and dividing the bush.

Low bushes of Manchu Kuril tea reach a height of about half a meter, and its width varies from 0.8 to 1.6 meters. Egg-shaped leaves are completely covered with delicate fluff. Decorative white flowers, about 2.5 cm wide, bloom at the tops of the branches. Long flowering takes place from early summer to October, and the seeds begin to ripen from August. Winter-hardy bushes grow very quickly.

Small-leaved Kuril tea is the shortest, since it reaches a height of only 20 cm. Gray-green leaves consist of several leaves (5, 7 or 9). Beautiful bright yellow flowers are located on the branches one by one or in inflorescences. Powerful flowering takes place from June to September, and the seeds begin to ripen from August. This type is used in the design of rocky gardens and rock gardens. It tolerates winter well.

Friedrichsen's Kuril tea is obtained by crossing bush tea and Daurian tea. The crown of the shrub is covered with bright green leaves. Plant height varies from 1.0 to 1.5 meters. Medium-sized flowers are painted in a cream or light yellowish tint. Long bloom lasts from June to October. Possesses good winter hardiness.

Shrub cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa) stands out among other varieties for its variability. The size of the flowers, the amount of pubescence, the height and width of the bush directly depend on the growing conditions. Under natural conditions, it is found in many regions of our country.

A spherical bush about one meter high form spreading branches. The branches are covered with gray-red bark. The greenish-gray feathery leaves consist of several leaves and are covered with short pubescence. Kuril tea extract is used in the complex therapy of inflammatory processes and as a powerful immunomodulator.

Beautiful small yellow flowers (about 3 cm wide) are arranged one at a time or collected in brush-type inflorescences. Flowering lasts all summer (June-August). Interestingly, seed ripening occurs simultaneously with flowering. Life expectancy is 30 years. Differs in unpretentiousness and winter hardiness. This species is one of the few woody among 300 herbaceous varieties, therefore it is widely used in landscape design.In addition to the original yellow, many varieties have been bred with white, pink and red flowers.

Shrub cinquefoil: the best varieties

Today there are a large number of varieties of Kuril tea, which are used in the design of dachas, personal plots, parks and squares.

• "Manchu". The height of the bushes of this variety is only 40 cm, and the width of the crown is about one meter. Whitish flowers with a delicate creamy shade bloom from June to September.
• Tilford Cream. The height of the spreading bush varies from 0.35 to 0.6 meters, and the width is from 1.0 to 1.2 meters. Light green leaves cover the plant from top to bottom. Creamy white flowers bloom in May. Flowering lasts until September.
• Pink Queen. Plants of this variety reach a height of 0.8 meters. The width of the bush is 1.5 meters. Pink flowers bloom on branches covered with bright green leaves. Flowering occurs from June to September.
• "Princess". The height of the cushion crown is 0.8 meters and the width is 1.2 meters. The flowers, painted in a pleasant pink color, bloom in May. Flowering ends in September. Large numbers of dark green leaves cover the bush.
• "Floppy Disc" is a compact shrub, reaching a height of about 40 cm. Crown width 0.8 cm. Smallish light green leaves are located on gray-brown branches. Flowers from 2.5 to 3 cm wide are pink with a red tint. Powerful bloom lasts from July to September.
• Red Robin. The bush of this variety reaches a height of 60 cm. The crown width reaches 1.3 meters. Red flowers bloom in July. Flowering ends in September.
• "Tangerine" or "Tangerine". The height of the shrub varies from 0.5 to 0.8 meters. The crown width is 1.2 meters. Gray-green leaves go well with orange flowers (about 3 cm wide) with a golden center. Bloom lasts from June to September.
• Hopless Orange. Plants of this variety grow up to 0.5 meters. Medium-sized flowers have a deep orange color, but when grown in partial shade, they turn yellow-orange. Flowering occurs from May to September.
• Abbotswood. The bushes reach a height of 0.8 to 0.9 meters. The width of the crown, shaped like a pillow, is 1.3 meters. A large number of light green leaves cover the bush from top to bottom. The flowers are of medium size (about 3.5 cm wide) and are pure white. On the branches, they are located in inflorescences (small) or one at a time. The spectacular bloom occurs from June to October.

Shrub cinquefoil: planting, care and nuances of cultivation

When choosing a particular variety, you should know that bushes with yellow flowers are more winter-hardy, and plants with pink or reddish flowers do not always withstand winters with severe frosts.

Kuril tea is a light-loving plant, and therefore they should be planted in sunny places with loose nutritious soil. The depth, width and length of the pit varies from 40 to 60 cm. The place where the roots grow should be located at ground level.

The best planting time for this crop is considered spring (April), when the ground is completely warmed up. But you can also do this in the fall (September).

On lands with a large amount of clay, the volume of the pit is increased by 20-40 cm, and drainage from pebbles and rubble is poured onto the bottom. The layer height is 15-20 cm.

The mixture for filling the pit is prepared from leaf humus, sand, turf. Moreover, leaf humus and sod land are taken in two parts, and sand - one part. Before planting, the roots of the seedling are inspected, straightened, broken and dried up are cut off.

The bush is placed in a pit, the roots are distributed evenly over its volume, and covered with soil mixture. In this case, you need to ensure that there are no voids between the roots. Then the bush is watered, and the place around it is mulched.

Care and pruning of Potentilla shrub

Adult shrubs of Kuril tea can do without watering for a long time, but at the same time they can hardly tolerate dry air. During hot weather, when there is no rainfall for a long time, the plants are watered only 3 times per season, but they are regularly sprayed in the evening.

Young plants begin to feed from the third year of cultivation. The first feeding is carried out in the spring. To do this, use garden compost or rotted cow manure diluted with water (1:10). Before blooming, the bushes are fed again with ash fertilizer.

To maintain the size of the bush, the plants are formed every year in the fall after the end of flowering. During formative pruning, all branches are shortened by a third of the length. The compactness of the crown is preserved by powerful pruning, which is carried out once every three to four years in the spring, shortening the shoots by 8-10 cm.

Shrub cinquefoil in garden design

Due to its unpretentiousness and rich variety of colors, cinquefoil shrub is widely used for garden design. With its compact bushes it is good to "knock out" groups of conifers, to plant low-growing hedges in the form of borders.

The cinquefoil shrub is also good in continuous flowering mixborders, where it is combined with stonecrop and cosmea (to create compositions in pink tones). And yellow varieties go well with brighter colors.

In general, Potentilla has many positive qualities - it is both unpretentious in care, and the duration of flowering, which is rarely combined in plants intended for sunny areas of the garden. Feel free to plant such a plant as bush cinquefoil - its peaceful nature and long flowering will appeal to you.

The types of Potentilla are subdivided into 500 names; there are subspecies with flowers of different shades: white, yellow, pink and red, orange, for example, Red Ice shrub red-ice.

Shrub cinquefoil is an erect shrub that tolerates pruning well. Shrub species grow up to 1.5 m in height and up to 1 m in width.

If the plant is in direct sunlight, then the color of its flowers becomes paler.

Orange flowers

This is Red Ice shrub cinquefoil - a short bush about 50-60 cm high and up to 1 m wide. Red Ace plants have delicate pale green leaves and coral flowers.

The outer part of the petals is orange-pink in color. The variety blooms from the beginning of summer and blooms until October. Red Ace plants love shaded wet areas.

Cinquefoil Daydown is a bush that grows up to 70 cm in height, its crown width is 1.2 m. Flowers are rusty-red. They appear from May to October.

Potentilla fruticosa Tangerine is a dense, low shrub with a rounded crown. It has grayish green leaves.

Those flowers that grow in the sun are golden in the center, and the petals at the edges have a copper tint. If the plant grows in the shade, then its flowers are orange.

Potentilla fruticosa varieties Hopli Orange are 50 cm high shrubs with a crown width of about 1 m. In May they bloom with dark orange flowers and continue to bloom until early October.

White flowers

Cinquefoil is a variety of Abbotswood, it is a small shrub that grows up to 1 m in height.

It has a cushion-shaped, bushy crown and pale green leaves. It blooms in early summer and blooms until October.

Flowers of the Abbotswood variety are collected in small or single clusters. In landscape design, the variety is used by planting in rock gardens and creating curbs.

Potentilla fruticosa, Veitchii, is a white cinquefoil, but the flowers have faint red stamens. The bushes grow in the form of a ball, since they are 1.5 m in width and height.

Yellow flowers

Yellow Potentilla are varieties: Goldstar, Golden Dwarf, Goldfinger and Darts Golddigger.

The Golden Dwarf is a bush up to 70 cm high, with many reddish branches and golden flowers up to 3 cm in diameter.

The Goldstar variety has flowers of larger diameter, up to 5 cm. The buds bloom from the middle of summer.The plant blooms until September.

Darts varieties Golddiggeri Goldfinger bloom most profusely and for a long time - from June to October. The bushes are about 1.5 m high. They have large amber flowers.

Cream flowers

These are the Guildford Crimi Primrose Beauty varieties.

Guildford Cream grows up to 60 cm. It is a wide bush, its crown diameter is 1 m, it has bright emerald leaves and creamy flowers that begin to appear in May. The plant ends blooming in September.

Primrose Beauty is a ball-like bush with a crown diameter and 1.2 m high. It has many small creamy flowers.

Pink flowers

This is the cinquefoil shrub Lovely Pink. This is a short bush with dense foliage and a dense crown, it grows up to 50 cm in height and up to 80 cm in width.

The bush grows by about 15 cm per year. Lovely Pink cinquefoil has a large number of bright pink flowers that appear from June to October. Flowers do not fade in bright sunlight.

Potentilla fruticosa Pink Queen is a very unpretentious, small shrub with creeping shoots, about 0.6 m tall. The variety loves sunlight, but tolerates partial shade. The flowers are pale pink.

Potentilla fruticosa Princesses are bushes that grow up to 80 cm. The variety grows very actively, it grows by 10 cm per year. It has rather large pink flowers, they are up to 5 cm in diameter. Plants prefer to grow in bright sunlight.

Ivory flowers

This is the Cobolt variety. These plants are considered dwarf plants. They grow in height up to 60 cm, in width up to 1.2 m. They have leaves of a light green shade.

Since they grow very quickly, they must be constantly pruned. Flowers bloom in early summer. Bushes bloom until September.

In landscape design, plants are used for single and group plantings, and for creating hedges.

Red flowers

Cinquefoil Marianne Red Robin. These are dwarf bushes, they are no more than 0.5 m in height, have a rounded crown up to 0.8 m wide. They have leaves of a light green shade and many large reddish-orange flowers.

Cinquefoil Royal Flush - grows up to 50 cm in height, has a crown diameter of 1 m.When the buds bloom, first the flowers are bright red, and then they are dark pink.

You can watch a video about the varieties of Potentilla shrub here:

Medicinal properties of the plant

The leaves of the plant can be brewed and drunk. Fresh leaves contain a huge amount of vitamin C, 2-3 times more than lemons and a large amount of carotene, as well as essential oils, tannins, catechins, phenol carboxylic acids.

Plants drink an infusion of leaves and flowers with bloody diarrhea. An infusion of branches is taken for abdominal pain, with croupous pneumonia.

Infusion from the roots is used for pulmonary tuberculosis, scurvy, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, diarrhea, staphylococcal dysbiosis.

Infusion from all parts of the plant restores metabolism, it is used as a diuretic, it treats constipation, it is drunk with cystitis, duodenitis. They are washed and treated with wounds, burns, boils, abscesses, caress the mouth with angina.

Cultivation of Potentilla

After planting, the soil is mulched with a layer of peat of 3–5 cm, then the moisture will stay in the ground longer. When planting and in spring, a complex mineral fertilizer is added, about 150 g per m². Before blooming the buds, they are fed with phosphorus and potassium.

The plant can stand for a long time without watering, but it does not like dry air. Therefore, it is advised to water the cinquefoil 3 times per season in heat and drought and spray it in the evening. Pour 10-12 liters under each bush.

Potentilla is loosened to a depth of 5-10 cm.

From mid-April, once every 3-4 years, shoots are cut by 10 cm, and in September they are cut off by 1/3 shoots. In the spring, shoots are pruned if their ends are frozen over the winter.

Cinquefoil is quite resistant to pests and diseases, but it can get sick with rust. Then it must be sprayed with zineb (0.4%) or copper-soap liquid.