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Potentilla porphyrantha

 
Potentilla porphyrantha
Potentilla porphyrantha

Family rosaceae
Life cycle perennial
Flowers purple (spring)
Size 2-6"
Light sun
Cultural notes well drained soil
From seed germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below
Seed ripensmid-June

Small species from Armenia with silvery felted leaves and rose-pink-purple flowers. Only one of our seedlings survived the unfavorable conditions of winter 2014, and starting blooming in the middle of May.

Potentilla porphyrantha
Potentilla porphyrantha
Potentilla porphyrantha
Seed collected mid-June

We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston.

Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list

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Seed-starting details for this plant

  1. Seed from NARGS '12/'13 exchange. Baggy 70F (84%G, 5-9d)
  2. Same seed as above, cold-stored. Baggy 70F (76%G, 5-8d)
  3. Same seed as above, cold-stored. Baggy 70F (33%G, 8-11d)


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