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Potted Potentilla Plant - Description
- Potentillas
- AKA Shrubby Cinquefoil
- Orange Flowering Potentilla
- Species: Fruiticosa'
- Variety: 'Red Ace'
- Red Flowering Potentilla
- Low Growing Sub-Shrub
- Pot Size: 3 Litres
Potted Potentilla Plant - Characteristics
- Flowers from late Spring in to Autumn
- Flower colour: Vibrant orange blooms
- Height & spread: 0.5 x 1m
- Small, saucer-shaped flowers with 5 petals, approx. 2cm in diameter
- Fine, pointed leaves on branches which spread out laterally
- Spacing: 1m apart
- Grow rate: Moderate
- Hardy
Potted Potentilla Plant - Uses
- Low growing shrubs are ideal for the front of borders
- Can be used as a form of ground cover
- Suited to small garden & planters
- Best when planted en mass
- Grown for the continuous blooms all Summer long
- Easy to grow & reliable plants
- Position in full sun or partial shade
- Potentilla companion plants: Hebe Buxifolia, Hypericum, Roses, Spiraea & Potentilla
Potted Potentilla Plant - How to Grow
- Ensure plants are well watered before sowing
- Choose your spot: Happy in most soils, but best in a sunny spot
- When planting, dig a planting hole approx. twice the width of the 2 litre pot
- Use a fork to loosen the soil in the base of the planting hole
- Gently remove the plant from it's pot
- Position the plant in the hole.
- Take care when planting - be gentle on the plant's roots
- Water in well after planting
- Mulch around the base of plants after sowing
- Potentilla require little or no maintenance once planted
- Just ensure that plant is moist & feed once a year in Spring