Marsh Cinquefoil, Bog Strawberry, Cowberry Meadow Nut, Purple Marsh Locks, Purple Marshwort, Purplewort, Comarum palustre
A very cold-hardy plant, Potentilla palustris (Marsh Cinquefoil) is a rhizomatous, woody-based perennial of open habit with upright reddish stems and gray-green leaves formed of 5-7 leaflets, each lance-shaped and heavily toothed. In early to mid-summer, it produces loose clusters of 1-3 deep red flowers with large, red-flushed sepals. Resembling dainty, single roses, the blossoms are very attractive to bees and hoverflies. Marsh Cinquefoil requires a persistently watery habitat and is completely at home in free-standing water, its stems submerged with aquatic roots and just the upper stems ascending above the water line.
| Hardiness |
3 - 7 |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Perennials |
| Plant Family | Rosaceae |
| Genus | Potentilla |
| Common names | Cinquefoil |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Early, Mid) |
| Height |
1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
| Spread |
2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm) |
| Spacing |
24" - 30" (60cm - 80cm) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Average, High |
| Soil Type | Clay, Loam |
| Soil pH | Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Poorly Drained |
| Characteristics | Showy |
| Native Plants | California, United States, Northeast, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, North Dakota, Illinois, Minnesota, Midwest, Indiana, Michigan, Idaho, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Washington, Utah, Rocky Mountains, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Alaska |
| Attracts | Bees |
| Garden Uses | Bog Gardens, Ponds And Streams, Water Gardens |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage |
| Hardiness |
3 - 7 |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Perennials |
| Plant Family | Rosaceae |
| Genus | Potentilla |
| Common names | Cinquefoil |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Early, Mid) |
| Height |
1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
| Spread |
2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm) |
| Spacing |
24" - 30" (60cm - 80cm) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Average, High |
| Soil Type | Clay, Loam |
| Soil pH | Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Poorly Drained |
| Characteristics | Showy |
| Native Plants | California, United States, Northeast, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, North Dakota, Illinois, Minnesota, Midwest, Indiana, Michigan, Idaho, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Washington, Utah, Rocky Mountains, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Alaska |
| Attracts | Bees |
| Garden Uses | Bog Gardens, Ponds And Streams, Water Gardens |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage |
How many Potentilla palustris (Marsh Cinquefoil) do I need for my garden?
| Plant | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|
| Potentilla palustris (Marsh Cinquefoil) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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