Nepalese Cinquefoil

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Nepalese cinquefoil is a flower that amazes with its beauty and unpretentious care. It grows very quickly, due to which many modern flower growers and summer residents like it. A distinctive feature of the plant is its large-sized flowers in pink colors

Many gardeners like the ease of growing Potentilla, as it is absolutely not afraid of harmful insects. Ornamental culture can decorate any site, delighting with its flowering before the onset of the autumn season. Nevertheless, there are still some rules for caring for this plant.

About leaving

For the first time, Nepalese Potentilla began to grow in Nepal, as well as in the Western Himalayas. In natural conditions in these parts, this flower can be found today. Nepalese cinquefoil is a perennial plant type. Distinctive features of the culture are manifested in tall and branched stems of purple colors. In nature, the height of a plant can even reach half a meter. The leaves of this culture are finger-like and large in size. In appearance, they resemble the paws of wild animals, the length of one leaf is thirty centimeters. Depending on the type of soil on which the cinquefoil is grown, the leaves may change in color. They can have both light and dark greenish tints. In the second case, almost black veins can be seen on the plates. As for the flower itself, it includes five petals in its structure. The diameter of the inflorescence is three centimeters. In regards to color, Potentilla can be red or pale pink.

Any Potentilla loves well-lit places where a sufficient amount of sunlight falls. The same applies to Nepalese Potentilla. In addition, Potentilla buds may not open at all during cloudy weather conditions. For this reason, in no case should you plant Potentilla in shaded areas of the garden. Nepalese cinquefoil is resistant to low temperatures, but in harsh areas, with a temperature regime in winter below twenty-five degrees of cold, planted cinquefoil should be covered with spruce branches. Agrofibre or dry leaves can also be used instead.

The Nepalese Potentilla takes its most beautiful appearance when grown on nutritious or loose soils, where there is a lot of lime. However, on other types of soil, the flower will also grow comfortable and cozy. In the case of too dry spring or summer season, the cinquefoil will need to be watered quite often, and always in a timely manner. Typically, the number of waterings is two or three times a week.

In order for the cinquefoil to bloom very attractively and abundantly, it follows that during the season of its cultivation, the plant should be fed three times with the help of organic fertilizers, intended specifically for flowering plants. The first feeding procedure occurs at the beginning of spring, as soon as the snow melts. Then, in mid-May, at the moment the buds appear, you need to feed the culture a second time. In conclusion, fertilizers are applied in August, at the end of summer. Potentilla is usually planted at the beginning of the spring season, but the culture can be transplanted even after the end of the flowering phase.

Planting process

The scheme for planting Nepalese Potentilla in a summer cottage does not have any particular difficulties. The main thing here is to follow the correct sequence of actions. First, you need to prepare a hole sixty centimeters deep. If you want to plant several copies of Potentilla in the garden at once, then the distance between them should be at least thirty centimeters. Drainage must be lined at the bottom in the lower parts of the holes. For this, you can use large fragments of brick material, river-type sand or plain gravel.

The holes must be half filled with a sandy soil mixture, which consists of one part of sand and two parts of leafy soil and humus. Flower seedlings are placed in the prepared holes, but the root collar in any situation should be located higher than the ground level. Close up the space of the hole with simple earth of any type. Next, you need to water all the plants and prevent the soil from drying out for twenty one days. In the spring season, even before the leaves of Nepalese Potentilla bloom, pruning should be done. This will help give the crown a neat and tidy look. Flowering in such a situation will be beautiful, lush and abundant.