Potentilla palustris
Potentilla palustris
Potentilla Palustris is a marsh, or pond marginal plant toothed, lobed leaves, and dark red star-shaped flowers.Plant Potentilla palustris (Marsh Cinquefoil) in wet mud in a stream or pond edge, or in a . It is raft-forming plant, and will raft over the surface of a pond. It is attractive to butterflies, bees, and hoverflies.
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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
Potentilla palustris
Latin name
Potentilla palustris
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
0.25 M
0.15 M
Potentilla palustris
Potentilla Palustris is a marsh, or pond marginal plant toothed, lobed leaves, and dark red star-shaped flowers.Plant Potentilla palustris (Marsh Cinquefoil) in wet mud in a stream or pond edge, or in a . It is raft-forming plant, and will raft over the surface of a pond. It is attractive to butterflies, bees, and hoverflies.
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.