Cinquefoil - types and varieties of plants, characteristics

The herb cinquefoil is a member of the Rosaceae family. There are annual, biennial and perennial subspecies. Long-lived varieties are preferred as plants for landscaping.

Botanical characteristics

The maximum growth of Potentilla is 1.2 m. The culture is distinguished by thin stems, trifoliate or quintuple leaves. On some species, there is a small fluff. Single-type flowers with yellow, pink or red color. After the end of flowering, the formation of seeds occurs.

Potentilla appearance

White bloodroot

The variety is distributed in territories from central Europe to the Balkan Peninsula. It can be found in the Urals. Long-lived grass grows up to 25 cm, is distinguished by long flowering, unpretentiousness and resistance to frost.

The five-petaled buds with a yellow center and long stamens are effectively combined with the dark green palm foliage. The wild-growing species has large flowers with a diameter of 30 mm, collected in loose inflorescences.

Varieties

Cinquefoil is also known under the names white dubrovka, five-fingered, five-fingered, five-leafed, etc.

How white cinquefoil blooms

Shrub cinquefoil

Kuril tea (Potentilla fruticosa) is a godsend for breeders. It differs from herbaceous varieties:

• the formation of a dense and spherical crown;
• a height of 0.6-1.2 m;
• a variety of colors of buds;
• long flowering - from 3 to 4 months;
• small, five-toed foliage;
• preservation of the aboveground part in the winter.

Varieties

The list of shrub varieties is presented:

• Cinquefoil Tangerine (tangerine) - with a rounded and dense crown, small light green foliage. Deciduous shrub grows up to 0.6 m.
• Cinquefoil Goldstar - up to 120 cm wide, up to 0.8 m high. It has a cushion-shaped crown, light yellow flowers with a diameter of up to 5 cm. It blooms in July-September.
• Cinquefoil shrub Lovely Pink - grows up to 50 cm. It has a hemispherical crown and pink buds. Lovely Pink cinquefoil has a similar color to the pink Queen cinquefoil.
• Cinquefoil Mango Tango is a frost-resistant variety that can withstand temperatures down to -30 ℃. The final color of the foliage depends on the properties of the soil and can be either silvery green or saturated. It is characterized by four-month flowering.
• Cinquefoil Primrose Beauty - with bushes reaching a length and width of 1.2 m. The culture has a spherical crown, creamy yellow flowers with a diameter of 2.5 cm. Flowering is observed from June 15 to September 15.
• Cinquefoil Deydown - has a peach shade of petals, grows up to 1 m. Requires moist soil, has high frost resistance.
• Belissimo is a long-lived shrub up to 40 cm in height, with bright pink flowers up to 5 cm in diameter.The foliage changes color from dark green with silvery edges to yellow in the autumn months.

Cinquefoil Lovely Pink

Goose cinquefoil

The subspecies belongs to ground cover varieties that grow near village roads, fences, near water bodies and in meadows. Propagated by a mustache. It is famous for its unpretentiousness. When entering a personal plot, it quickly captures free territory. Identified by yellow petals and feathery foliage.

In Russia, the culture is widespread and is often used as an ornamental plant. Can live in places where other green spaces die due to high air pollution.

Varieties

Potentilla anserina is known by the names of crow's feet, convulsive grass and toad.

Goose cinquefoil

Erect cinquefoil

Kalgan or Potentilla grows straight from the western territories of the Russian Federation to the Altai Territory. Herbaceous perennial has thin and branched stems with trifoliate or five-toed leaves and a toothed border. It begins to bloom in May. There are 4 petals on a golden corolla.

It has an average size, from 15 to 50 cm, is unpretentious. It is difficult to trample it, an erect culture is not afraid of direct sunlight, calmly survives the winter due to a thickened lignified rhizome.

Varieties

The plant is often called oakravka, galangal herb or narrowweed.

Erect cinquefoil

Silver cinquefoil

Refers to herbaceous perennials, flowers have a standard number of petals - five. The name of the plant is associated with the whitish coating of the stems, leaves and petioles. The buds of a culture of small diameter, up to 10 mm, are formed into loose inflorescences. Flowering lasts 30-50 days. During this period, the collection of medicinal raw materials is carried out.

Varieties

Silver Potentilla has many secondary names. People call it throaty, wormy or cold herb, whitish gourd, silverfish. The variety is practically not grown on personal plots, in natural conditions it grows near roads, in meadows, fields, in quarries.

Silver cinquefoil

Nepalese cinquefoil

First found in the western region of the Himalayas. Aroused interest among botanists due to its characteristics:

• irregularly large finger-like leaves;
• the diameter of the pinkish or red buds reaches 30 mm;
• shoots and corollas have anthocyanin color;
• flowering duration - 55 days.

It has been used as a decorative culture since 1820. On its basis, varieties with large flowers were obtained, which are distinguished by their unpretentiousness, when planting them, you do not need to have special skills.

Varieties

The list of decorative varieties includes:

• Roxanne - with salmon-orange petals decorated with dark veins;
• Miss Wilmont - cherry-pinkish flowers and long flowering;
• Floris - attracts attention not only with light salmon buds, but also with orange-red eyes.

The Indian Potentilla has recently been added to the family. The variety differs from strawberries in yellow buds and inedible, strawberry fruits. It is grown in gardens as a ground cover ornamental culture that adorns the area from the first weeks of spring until the cold snap.

Nepalese Potentilla

Use in landscape design

Regardless of the variety, the culture is always a welcome guest on any personal plot. Rapid growth, massive flowering and minimal care requirements made it possible to grow it in almost all climatic regions of the country. For proper cultivation, you need to pay attention to the following features:

• the plant requires moderate soil moisture and good drainage;
• preference is given to sunny areas where decay of the root system will not threaten it;
• it can be grown within the city limits - the culture lives peacefully with a high concentration of dust, exhaust gases, is not afraid of smoke.

Cinquefoil in landscape design

All known varieties survive the cold winter well, especially with a small shelter of the root system. Rarely attacked by diseases or pests. Prolonged flowering and the absence of a strong aroma allows planting bushes near hospitals, schools and kindergartens, in parks and near multi-storey buildings.

Looks good in the gardens of Pink Paradise, Hopleese Orange and others. For visual leveling of the area, lying cinquefoil can be used, forming a beautiful carpet when it grows.

Useful properties and application in medicine

The positive qualities of culture are widely used by official and alternative medicine. Detailed characteristics are indicated in the description given in the Plantarium - Illustrated Atlas of the Plant Identifier. Certain varieties have the following useful spectrum of action:

• hemostatic;
• tonic;
• anti-inflammatory;
• bactericidal;
• pain relievers;
• wound healing;
• choleretic;
• expectorant;
• diaphoretic;
• astringent;
• decongestant;
• diuretic;
• antiseptic;
• sedative.

Experts emphasize that culture has a beneficial effect on hormonal balance, normalizes metabolic processes in the body. The use of culture is limited by the existing contraindications: from intolerance of the component composition to heart disease. Before using medicines from folk recipes, you need to pass a spontaneous allergy test.

The common cinquefoil quickly grows on the site, decorating it with its buds. With proper cultivation, the culture will delight its owner for many years in a row. The plant easily tolerates pruning at the root, quickly recovers. You need to cut it in the fall or spring.