This decorative look has more than 300 varieties. The cinquefoil is used by gardeners to decorate gardens and summer cottages. It is divided into annuals and perennials. The plant has gained popularity due to its unpretentiousness in care.
Description of Potentilla
Perennial cinquefoil is a hybrid plant. The height of the bush varies from 10 to 30 cm. Straight stems are equipped with creeping nodes. Leaflets can be of different types: ternate, cirrus, palmate. The inflorescence is single, sometimes you can find multiflorous. The fruit is a nut, located on the receptacle.
Potentilla
The cinquefoil is represented by several of the most popular types:
- Golden cinquefoil is a perennial plant. A short bush 10-30 cm tall. The flowers are small - 2 cm. The color of the inflorescences is golden yellow. It blooms from July to August. It tolerates even the strongest frosts.
- Bloodroot blood-red - a herbaceous plant reaching 90 cm. The flowers are small, painted in saturated red. It tolerates winter frosts well.
- Bloodroot "Carmen". The name of the variety was due to the very beautiful large flowers of red color with pronounced stamens. The plant is not afraid of either frost or drought.
- White cinquefoil is the smallest representative of this variety. The flowers are white. The main property of this species is that the peduncles are tall, the stem leaves are absent.
Golden cinquefoil
Planting a plant
For a plant, cinquefoil, a herbaceous perennial planting and care will not require special professional skills. Feels good in the shady areas of the garden, grows even on "poor" soil. The correct place at least 6 hours a day should be well lit.
Bloodroot blood red
Seed planting
To grow seedlings, seeds are laid out in containers with nutritious soil, sprinkled with sand and watered. Capacities are covered with glass or film. When the first leaves appear, the film is removed.
Planting seedlings in open ground
After 60 days, young grass is planted in open ground.
Potato seeds are best planted in the ground in spring. Seeds are sown on pre-moistened soil and sprinkled with river sand. After the emergence of sprouts, the main thing is to water and remove weeds in a timely manner.
How to care for grassy cinquefoil
It is not difficult to take care of this plant. It is necessary to follow the rules of watering, top dressing. Conduct timely sanitary pruning of the plant.
Watering
Maintaining constant moisture under the bush is the key to plentiful flowering and active growth of the cinquefoil. Watering is carried out with warm water. After moistening the ground, the soil must be loosened and mulched.
Top dressing
The plant loves enriched soil. In spring, 40 g of potassium sulfate and 30 g of phosphate fertilizer must be added to the ground. The mixture is diluted in 10 liters of warm water and poured under each bush.
Bloom
To maintain the plant during flowering, phosphorus-potassium fertilizer is added to the soil.
Pruning
In the fall, sanitary pruning of any shrub involves the removal of all diseased and old shoots. In spring, the branches are cut to 2/3 of the length.
To form a decorative look from the cinquefoil, you can create any shape.
Breeding methods
There are 5 ways to multiply cinquefoil:
- For propagation by seeds directly into the soil, mid-May is best suited. The soil should be light and nutritious.
- Seedlings are grown from seeds that are sown in a special container.
- For dividing by cuttings, a branch 10 cm long is cut from an adult bush. The lower part of the planting material is processed by Kornevin and planted in a special pit filled with drainage.
- Layering. The lower branch of the bush is carefully laid aside and dug in. The offspring should be in the most nutritious and moistened soil.
- You can only share an adult plant. The bush is dug up, the root system is divided into the required number of parts.
Transfer
Plant transplantation is carried out with a mandatory deepening of 60 cm and 30 cm between the flowers. The pit is drained and filled with light soil. When transplanting, it is important not to deepen the basal part. After planting, the plant is abundantly watered and mulched.
Diseases and Pests
In most cases, this species is not susceptible to diseases and pests.
There are isolated cases of damage to plants by rust. Outwardly, the disease manifests itself in the form of orange spots on the leaves and stem.
Rust example
The appearance of the fungus is due to increased humidity and a sharp cooling. At the first sign of infection, the bush should be sprayed with a one percent solution of Bordeaux fluid or Fufanon.
It's important to know! Before use, carefully read the description of precautions when using the drug.
Flowering period
Flowering by the shrub lasts all summer (from May to September). Depending on the species, the flowers may be surrounded by ordinary or hairy receptacles. The fruit can be of different sizes and filled with a different number of seeds.
Flowering bush
Winter preparations
After sanitary pruning, the young bush is treated with copper sulphate and covered with any agricultural canvas. Adult plants do not need protection.
Use in landscape design
Low-growing species of cinquefoil are used to fill empty spaces on the site. For compositions, the tall variety blends nicely with small neighbors.
Plant in flower arrangement
From the bush you can make a living flowering hedge by simply planting seedlings in a row. Weaving plant species is used by professionals for the design of tall flower beds and arbors.
Maintenance and planting work is no big deal. The main thing is to follow all these simple rules. With careful attention, the bushes will bloom profusely and delight with their grace.
