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    POTENTILLA
    POTENTILLA megalantha
    POTENTILLA megalantha
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    POTENTILLA megalantha

    Commonly known as Buttercup shrub, Cinquefoil

    Herbaceous forms

    Clump forming perennial with saucer-shaped yellow flowers
     
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    • Good to know
      Syn. P. fragiformis
    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Place of origin
      Eastern Asia, Japan
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Deciduous
      3-palmate leaves to 8cm (3in) long, with coarsely scalloped leaflets slightly hairy above and more hairy beneath
    • Saucer-shaped
      3-4cm (1¼-1½in) across
    • Border
      Suitable for a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      30cm (12in)
    • Spread
      15cm (6in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Compact, clump-forming perennial. Produces erect cymes of 3-7 flowers
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Well drained, dry, poor to moderately fertile soil
    • Full sun
    • Bee friendly
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      30cm (12in)
      		 Herbaceous - guide for size not form Hand Trowel
        15cm (6in)
      		  
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