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Potentilla, Cinquefoil 'Monarch's Velvet'

Potentillathurberi

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Family

Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee)

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Genus

Potentilla (poh-ten-TILL-uh)

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Species

thurberi (THUR-ber-eye)

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Synonym

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Foliage

Herbaceous

Height

18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Spacing

15-18 in. (38-45 cm)

Hardiness

USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F)

USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)

USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)

USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)

USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)

USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)

USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)

USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)

USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)

USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)

USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)

USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Danger

Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color

Red

Bloom Time

Mid Summer

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SteveDaylilly

| July 2019 | positive

Use to be a full time gardener and have a large garden that is mainly cottage style

NYGrower

Poughkeepsie - Hyde Park, NY (Zone 4a) | July 2010 | neutral

This plant can be split or seeds gathered.

berrygirl

Lakemont, GA (Zone 8a) | March 2007 | neutral

POTENTILLA - Cinquefoil - Short to Med. - Plant 14" apart. zone 5-8. Raspberry-red flowers with velvet crimson centers and heart shaped p...Read More

echoes

| July 2005 | positive

The foliage on these plants is green, unless the plant is very malnourished.

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