Potentilla fruticosa 'Marian Red Robin'
Shrubby cinquefoil 'Marian Red Robin'
Potentilla fruticosa is a deciduous shrub with small, usually pinnate, leaves and 5-petalled flowers, similar to wild rose flowers, in various colours, from early Summer. 'Marian Red Robin' has bright orangey-red flowers with yellow centres from late Spring to Autumn. Does best in partial shade, as the sun fades the the colour to orange.
Contributed by @SylviaDavies
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Shrubby cinquefoil 'Marian Red Robin'
Latin name
Potentilla fruticosa 'Marian Red Robin'
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Rosaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.00 M
1.00 M
Potentilla fruticosa 'Marian Red Robin'
Potentilla fruticosa is a deciduous shrub with small, usually pinnate, leaves and 5-petalled flowers, similar to wild rose flowers, in various colours, from early Summer. 'Marian Red Robin' has bright orangey-red flowers with yellow centres from late Spring to Autumn. Does best in partial shade, as the sun fades the the colour to orange.
Flowering
From Late Spring TO Mid Autumn
Potentilla flowers freely through the summer, often well into autumn. Cut back flower stems, except for P. fruticosa varieties, as flowers fade.
Planting
From Late Autumn TO Early Spring
Plant from autumn to spring in any moderately fertile and well-drained soil except P. crantzii, P. cuneata and P. nitida, which need a gritty, poor soil if they are to produce a good display of flowers. All potentillas prefer a sunny situation.
Propagating by cuttings
From Mid Summer TO Late Summer
Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from mid to late summer. The bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well. They must remain moist until rooted. Place under glass but in semi shade.
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