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- Q.Potentilla - How invasive is the potentilla shrub
- Q.What Do Potentilla Seed Heads Look Like? I Have A 12″ Yellow Perennial Plant. - It is growing in a sunny position on a light soil and sets seed easily.
- Q.Potentilla Bush - It is late fall and one of my bushes has brown leaves. Should I cut it back?
- Q.Can Anyone Help Identify This Plant Please. - Currently in a pot in shade. Trying to work out care for this plant.
- Q.Why Are My Happy Face Potentillas Turning Brown From The Bottom Up? - I planted them in May and they are now mostly brown with only some green and flowers on the top ...
- Q.Should I Bring My Potted Potentilla Goldfinger Shrub Inside For The Winter? - It's two years old. It overwintered outside last winter and looked like it died but it came ...
- Q.Can This Cinquefoil Be Saved? - I have a cinquefoil bush that is about 20 years old, but it has never really thrived. It’s about the ...
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newsomeroberta12 on
March 6, 2018Q.potentilla
How invasive is the potentilla shrub
- Answered by
MichiganDot on
March 6, 2018A.There are several species of potentilla. Some are native and others are quite invasive. Potentilla fruticosa or shrubby cinquefoil is native to a large portion of the country. If you know the species or common name of your potentilla, you can look up its native status at this website. https://plants.usda.gov/java/nameSearch
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- Asked by
lynda.lake on
August 3, 2018
WimborneQ.What do potentilla seed heads look like? I have a 12″ yellow perennial plant.
It is growing in a sunny position on a light soil and sets seed easily.
Answered by
BushDoctor on
August 4, 2018
Certified ExpertA.The flowers will dry up leaving behind a pod that will swell, and turn brown with maturity. This article will help you with the care of these: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/potentilla/growing-potentilla-shrubs.htm
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Anonymous on
October 18, 2018Q.Potentilla bush
It is late fall and one of my bushes has brown leaves. Should I cut it back?
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Downtoearthdigs on
October 23, 2018A.If the growth is dying then you may cut it. It is also possible that this could be bacterial/fungal in nature. I have a recipe as follows: First, you will want to prime the soil with dolomitic lime, then spread wettable sulfur to Kill off any infection in the soil. I Also like to spray the plant itself. Mix a few drops of one or more of these ingredients into warm water with a spoonful of coconut oil: Rosemary oil, lavender oil, neem oil, garlic oil, cinnamon extract/oil and for really bad cases, also add clove oil.
Here is an article on their care: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/potentilla/growing-potentilla-shrubs.htm
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Sharper on
May 6, 2019
Isle of Man, UKQ.Can anyone help identify this plant please.
Currently in a pot in shade. Trying to work out care for this plant.
- Answered by
Sharper on
May 7, 2019A.Thank you. I have checked but the leaves are too small for a potentilla.
It was originally bought as a Mexican Orange Blossom but I think we were fiddled as there is no resemblance to this. Leaves are a maximum of 5mm long. The plant currently stands at about 1m tall.Was this answer useful?00 - Answered by
MichiganDot on
May 6, 2019A.The picture is a bit fuzzy but it looks like a white potentilla shrub. It is a hybrid as the normal flower color is yellow. The following link takes you to information/care of this plant. https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/potentilla/growing-potentilla-shrubs.htm
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Anonymous on
September 23, 2019Q.Why are my happy face potentillas turning brown from the bottom up?
I planted them in May and they are now mostly brown with only some green and flowers on the top branches. They are in a 15 x 3 ft bed and all my other plants & shrubs are doing well. Orange rocket barberry, varigeted Japanese sedge and blue fescue. Photos included. I scraped one of the branches and it looks green underneath but most seem dead. Hoping I don't lose them. Any help is appreciated.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
September 24, 2019
Certified ExpertA.Potentilla care includes removing some of the old stems at ground level after flowering. You can cut back the whole plant to rejuvenate it if necessary. Here is more:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/potentilla/growing-potentilla-shrubs.htm
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susanjmather on
November 2, 2019
K1Y 1P7Q.Should I Bring My Potted Potentilla Goldfinger Shrub Inside For The Winter?
It's two years old. It overwintered outside last winter and looked like it died but it came back in the spring. I live in Canada. It's cold. About 1/2rd of the plant has already turned brown/golden. Should I bring the pot in for the winter? thank you
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
November 4, 2019
Certified ExpertA.They are very cold hardy. Chances are, unless you live somewhere colder than our USDA zone 2, which is your zone 3, it will survive just fine.
This article will help you to care for the shrub: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/potentilla/growing-potentilla-shrubs.htm
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susanjmather on
November 4, 2019A.Thank you so much!!
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Lee Thomas on
May 17, 2020
80439Q.Can This Cinquefoil Be Saved?
I have a cinquefoil bush that is about 20 years old, but it has never really thrived. It’s about the size of a beach ball. This year it’s looking completely dead except for a few tiny buds on a few of the lower branches. It is in full sun, fairly poor soil, and is at 8200 ft. in elevation. Can it be cut back, relocated, something?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
May 19, 2020
Certified ExpertA.It would be easier, and less expensive to dig it up, amend the soil, and start fresh. Likely the poor soil is just a little too poor.
Here are some articles that will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/potentilla/growing-potentilla-shrubs.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/organic/the-importance-of-soil-for-an-organic-garden.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/improving-garden-soil.htm
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