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6th January 2021. In line with the current government lockdown rules, Burncoose Nurseries is closed to visitors. However at present we are able to offer click and collect to local customers. This will be weekdays only, not weekends.
Mail order is continuing as normal. However please allow extra time for the couriers to deliver, once despatched from us. Sorry to say that some depots are experiencing high volumes of traffic, also staff shortages.
POTENTILLA
Commonly known as Buttercup shrub, Cinquefoil, Fivefinger
Best colour in dull weather conditions. All Flower JUN-OCT
Further Reading....
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Dwarf shrub - Typically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions.
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Herbaceous - Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch. - perennials
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Full sun - cultivars with orange, red or pink flowers tend to fade in very strong sunshine -
Additional Features - Good to know - - wildlife plant ( single-flowered forms of native fruticosa) - insects. Grown for their usually 5-petalled saucer to cup-shaped flowers in shades of yellow, orange, pink or red, or white. Flowers are produced from spring to autumn. -
Pests & Diseases - trouble free -
Place of origin - throughout northern hemisphere -
Resistant to honey fungus - These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Soil Conditions - Well drained, dry, poor to moderately fertile soil -
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Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection
- Dividing Herbaceous Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring Planting Osteospermums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing Summer Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing summer flowering Hemerocallis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Self-seeding aquilegia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Supporting Plants - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading meconopsis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading Delphiniums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Feeding herbaceous peonies - Video Tip ondemand_video
Buy Varieties of POTENTILLA
POTENTILLA fruticosa 'Abbotswood' >
Commonly known as: Buttercup shrub, Shrubby cinquefoil.
The best white
POTENTILLA fruticosa 'Daydawn' >
Commonly known as: Buttercup shrub, Shrubby cinquefoil.
Apricot-pink
POTENTILLA fruticosa 'Elizabeth' >
Commonly known as: Buttercup shrub, Shrubby cinquefoil.
Canary-yellow
POTENTILLA fruticosa 'Klondike' >
Commonly known as: Buttercup shrub, Shrubby cinquefoil.
Bright gold
POTENTILLA fruticosa 'New Dawn' >
Commonly known as: Buttercup shrub, Shrubby cinquefoil.
Pink shading to white at the edges
POTENTILLA fruticosa 'Snowflake' >
Commonly known as: Buttercup shrub, Shrubby cinquefoil.
Pure white
POTENTILLA fruticosa 'Sunset' >
Commonly known as: Buttercup shrub, Shrubby cinquefoil.
Orange-scarlet
POTENTILLA 'Gibson's Scarlet' >
Commonly known as: Buttercup shrub, Cinquefoil.
Bright red dazzling flowers with black centre
POTENTILLA megalantha >
Commonly known as: Buttercup shrub, Cinquefoil.
Clump forming perennial with saucer-shaped yellow flowers
POTENTILLA nepalensis 'Miss Willmott' >
Commonly known as: Buttercup shrub, Cinquefoil.
Pink flowers with a dark centre
POTENTILLA thurberi 'Monarch's Velvet' >
Commonly known as: Buttercup shrub, Fivefinger, Scarlet cinquefoil.
Dark-centred flowers of rich red. Bright green strawberry-like leaves
POTENTILLA 'William Rollison' >
Commonly known as: Buttercup shrub, Cinquefoil.
Striking orange flame colour
Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50
