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Potentilla nepalensis |
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| | 'Miss Willmott' |
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| | 'Helen Jane' |
| Common name |
cinquefoil |
| Family |
rosaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z3-8) |
| Flowers |
rosy pink (early summer) |
| Size |
12" tall |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature, do not exclude light
detailed seed-starting info below
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The best-known cultivar of this species is 'Miss Willmott', which is the one that has graced our garden for many years. From the tidy little rosette of glossy strawberry-like foliage that forms in spring, you'd never guess just how wildly the flowering stalks would sprawl just a couple months later. But they do, showing their charming slightly two-toned flowers in surprising places quite a ways from the central plant. Although I used to think of this habit as a nuisance, I've now grown used to it, and work with it to advantage in the garden. When it's done flowering, I just cut it right back, and it returns to its original tidyness.
More recently, we've grown 'Helen Jane' from traded seed. Since that is a hybrid, ours may not be true to the official named variety - I'll just describe it in the guise it's taken in our garden. It's not too different from 'Miss Willmott', but on first impression the flowers are a bit less ruffly, and the overall plant habit is slightly more upright.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: front perennial border, driveway bed About my plant portraits
- Seed from '04 garden. Baggy 70F with light (92%G, 5d)
- Seed for 'Helen Jane' from T&M via '04 trade. Baggy 70F with light (85%G, 6-12d)
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Last modified:
June 17, 2006
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