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Other common names creeping cinquefoil common cinquefoil
five finger grass five leaf Mary's five fingers sink-field
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 P. reptans is a low-growing perennial that spreads from its creeping stems, rooting at the nodes. Serrated, hairless and rounded leaves are held in groups of five to seven. Yellow flowers, like flat buttercups, are borne in the leaf axils throughout summer into early autumn
Plant range Europe to Himalaya
Foliage Deciduous
Habit Mat forming
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
Aspect South-facing or East-facing or West-facing
Exposure Exposed or Sheltered
Chalk
Clay
Loam
Sand
MoistureMoist but well-drained, Well-drained
SoilChalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Ultimate height 0.1-0.5 metres
Ultimate spread 0.1-0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height 1-2 years
Cultivation Found naturally in hedgerows, sand dunes, grassy places and rough ground
Propagation Propagate from creeping stems or propagate by seed
Suggested planting locations and garden types Wildflower meadow
Pruning None required
Pests Usually trouble free
Diseases Usually trouble-free
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