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Cinquefoil: Growing and Care
26.10.2023 14:44
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:22
Cinquefoil prefers sunny places, light soils with a neutral or slightly alkaline reaction.
How fast does cinquefoil grow
It blooms with bright yellow flowers from June to September.
It grows quickly, the annual growth is 15 centimeters.
Prefers well-lit places, where cinquefoil blooms are brighter and more abundant.
The plant is frost-resistant; winter shelter is not required.
How to care
Cinquefoil loves loosening: saturate the soil with air by loosening it 1-2 times a week to a depth of 2-3 cm within a radius of 70-80 cm from the bush.
It is easier to do this 30-40 minutes after watering (the soil does not clump), at the same time removing possible weeds and checking the health of the cinquefoil for diseases.
All care for cinquefoil consists of watering and spraying during drought, spring fertilizing with mineral fertilizers, loosening and mulching, shaping and sanitary pruning in autumn and spring.
In April-May, shorten the shoots by a third, cut out all damaged, old and dried shoots.
Do I need to trim the cinquefoil
In order for the crop to delight with flowering, and the bush not to turn into an ugly shoot, the plant must be pruned in a timely manner.
Potentillas are used to form hedges, create compositions with other ornamental crops, or plant them separately.
