Scientific Name:
Potentilla nepalensis
Pronunciation:
poe-ten-TIL-ah nap-ahl-EN-sis
Common Name:
Asian cinquefoil, strawberry cinquefoil
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves strawberry-like but with 5 leaflets; flowers saucer-shaped, 5-petaled, pink to red with a darker center, about 2.5cm wide, mid summer.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Central / west Asia, South Asia / India
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivar shown or on campus may include P. 'Miss Willmott’.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Bipinnate
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Elliptic, Oblanceolate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Colour (petals):
Orange, Yellow, Pink, Red
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Achene
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep
Additional Info:
Accessory tissue
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Propagation:
Seed, Softwood cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : cv. Miss Willmott - next to the dwarf bush honeysuckle