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  • POTENTILLA fruticosa 'Primrose Beauty'
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    POTENTILLA fruticosa 'Primrose Beauty'

    Commonly known as Buttercup shrub, Shrubby cinquefoil

     AWARD
    Pale yellow.
     
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    • Good to know
      Blooms over a long period from late spring to autumn
    • Pests & Diseases
      Trouble free
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin. Holland. Cannegieter
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Deciduous
      Pinnate, grey-green leaves to 4cm (1½in) composed of usually 5 or 7 oblong leaflets
    • Saucer-shaped
      3cm (1¼in) across
    • Border
      Suitable for a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      1.5m (5ft)
    • Spread
      1m (39in)
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
      Spreading shrub. Produces flowers singly or in cymes of 3
    • Pruning group 7
      Suitable for: Evergreen shrubs that flower on previous year's growth in Spring, or current year's growth in late Summer/Autumn.
      Action: Cut back flowered shoots to within 1 inch of previous year's growth.
      When: Annually after flowering or in Spring if flowering on current year's growth.

    • Very hardy
      Hardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Well drained, dry, poor to moderately fertile soil
    • Full sun
    • Bee friendly
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      1.5m (5ft)
      Medium Shrub - guide for size not form Watering Can
        1m (39in)
       
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    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™.
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    £3.00
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    £6.00
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