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    Potentilla x tonguei

    Also Known As

    • Potentilla tonguei
    • Cinquefoil

    Plant type

    perennial, groundcover

    size

    • H: 4"-8"
    • W: 12"-18"

    planting zones

    • 4a-9b

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    Potentilla x tonguei plant details

    Potentilla x tonguei is a fast-growing broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial groundcover with green foliage. In spring and summer orange and yellow flowers emerge. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and even moisture - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Potentilla x tonguei

    Plant type: perennial groundcover
    Plant family: rosaceae
    Foliage: semi-evergreen green
    Mature size: 12 IN - 18 IN - wide, 4 IN - 8 IN - tall
    Flowers: orange and yellow blooms in spring and summer
    Uses: long-lived, mat-forming

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Potentilla x tonguei

    USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
    Watering frequency: even moisture - low
    Resistant to: heat and verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Many small bright flowers, yellow with a red base, dot this prostrate perennial (stems to 1'); an excellent ground cover. S/M

    By: Forestfarm

    Throughout summer, Staghorn Cinquefoil will scramble along the ground and over walls with its handsome evergreen textural leaves, deeply cut and punctuated by warm apricot flowers with orange-red centers. 6" tall, 12 - 15" wide. Minimum temperature: -30?F

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    Clump-forming with dark green leaves and long, spreading flower stems. Bowl-shaped, apricot flowers are marked with carmine-red eyes, quite unusual.

    By: Edelweiss Perennials

    This is an excellent mat-forming perennial with handsome leaves and 1" amber orange flowers with a red interior in May-June and occasionally thereafter. Tough little guy getting a foot across with semi-evergreen leaves. Decent soil that doesn't dry out. Long-lived.

    By: Far Reaches Farm

    Apricot-yellow flowers with red centers adorn this low-growing perennial beginning in early summer, sitting above the mats of green foliage. Fast-growing, to only 4-6" tall spreading to 12-18" wide, these love full sun. Accepting of summer water but tolerant of periods of drought. Said to be deer resistant. Evergreen into the teens °F and frost hardy to -30 °F, USDA zone 4.

    By: Cistus Nursery

    Gardening facts about Potentilla x tonguei plant

    How to Grow Potentilla x tonguei

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly sun

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture - drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • lean
      • well-drained
      • rocky
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • orange
      • yellow

    • Wildlife

      • bees

    • Flower Season

      • summer
      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • semi-evergreen

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    aka Potentilla davurica, Shrubby Cinquefoil

    Plant Type

    Shrub, Perennial

    Zones

    3a-8b

    Size

    Height: 3'-4'

    Width: 3'-4'

    • sun
    • occasional
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    Potentilla gracilis

    aka Graceful Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil

    Plant Type

    Perennial, Groundcover

    Zones

    6a-10b

    Size

    Height: 1'-2'

    Width: 1'-2'

    • sun - mostly sun
    • drought tolerant
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    Potentilla hippiana

    aka Woolly Cinquefoil

    Plant Type

    Perennial, Groundcover

    Zones

    3a-9b

    Size

    Height: 3"-10"

    Width: 6"-12"

    • sun
    • drought tolerant
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    Potentilla atrosanguinea Fireball Mixed

    aka Potentilla atrosanguinea 'Fireball Mixed', Fireball Mixed Himalayan Cinquefoil

    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    5a-8b

    Size

    Height: 2'-3'

    Width: 1'-2'

    • sun
    • regular
    Photo of Potentilla atrosanguinea Fireball Mixed flower by Jerzy Opioła
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    Potentilla atrosanguinea

    aka Potentilla atrosanguinea 'Himalayan cinquefoil', Potentilla atrosanguinea 'Red', Potentilla atrosanguinea 'Rot', Himalayan cinquefoil, Rot Cinquefoil, Ruby cinquefoil

    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    5a-9b

    Size

    Height: 18"-24"

    Width: 15"-18"

    • sun - shade
    • regular - occasional
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