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  • POTENTILLA thurberi 'Monarch's Velvet'
    POTENTILLA thurberi 'Monarch's Velvet'
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    POTENTILLA thurberi 'Monarch's Velvet'

    Commonly known as Buttercup shrub, Fivefinger, Scarlet cinquefoil

    Herbaceous forms

    Dark-centred flowers of rich red. Bright green strawberry-like leaves
     
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    • Pests & Diseases
      Trouble-free
    • Place of origin
      Southern USA, Mexico
    • Deciduous
      5- to 7-palmate leaves to 5cm (2in) long composed of lance-shaped, coarsely toothed leaflets
    • Red
      Raspberry-red, dark red centres. 2.5cm (1in) across
    • Saucer-shaped
    • Border
      Suitable for a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Fully hardy
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Tufted to clump-forming perennial
    • Very hardy
      Hardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F)
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Well drained, dry, poor to moderately fertile soil
    • Full sun
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