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This plant will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects.
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Other common names shrubby cinquefoil 'Pink Beauty'
Synonyms Potentilla fruticosa Lovely Pink Potentilla fruticosa 'Lovely Pink'
Family Rosaceae
Genus Potentilla can be herbaceous perennials, deciduous shrubs, or annuals, with palmately or pinnately divided leaves and solitary or clustered, saucer-shaped, 5-petalled flowers appearing over a long period
Details 'Pink Beauty' is a bushy deciduous shrub of upright growth, with small, pinnate leaves and deep pink flowers in summer and early autumn
Foliage Deciduous
Habit Bushy
Hardiness
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H7
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Aspect North-facing or East-facing or South-facing or West-facing
Exposure Sheltered or Exposed
Sand
Chalk
Loam
MoistureWell-drained, Moist but well-drained
SoilSand, Chalk, Loam
pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Ultimate height 0.5-1 metres
Ultimate spread 0.5-1 metres
Time to ultimate height 5-10 years
Cultivation Easy to grow well in most soils but flowers fade more rapidly in full sun and last longer in moister soils
Propagation Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer
Suggested planting locations and garden types Flower borders and beds Hedging & Screens City & Courtyard Gardens Coastal Cottage & Informal Garden
Pruning Pruning group 10
Pests Generally pest free
Diseases Generally disease free
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