Features:
Common name: Shrubby Cinquefoil
Family: Bromeliaceae
Origin: Central Asia
Height at maturity: from 2 to 3 meters
Hardiness: -25°C
Exposure: sunny, shade or partial shade
Plant type: melliferous shrub
Vegetation: perennial
Foliage: deciduous
Flowering: spring
Flower color: light to dark pink
Soil type: normal
Watering: regular
Use: in the garden
Diseases and pests: aphids
Toxicity: –
Storage of seeds: 2 years in a dry place away from light at 3/4°C (refrigerator)
Description:
This potentilla is a bee plant, that is to say that its flowering which appears in spring in many yellow flowers irresistibly attract insects and more particularly butterflies.
A shrubby plant, it measures at maturity between two and three meters and takes the form of a compact bush. It resists very high heat, drought and frost down to -25°C over long periods. It does not require special soils.
As you will have understood, it is an undemanding plant that will embellish your garden with its lightly scented flowers and the “life” that develops there.
