Potentilla (Cinquefoil) 'Orange Starlit'
Potentilla atrosanguinea
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Inject a warm, glowing burst of colour into your summer borders with Potentilla 'Orange Starlit' (Cinquefoil). This delightfully compact and exceptionally long-flowering perennial produces an abundance of vivid, bright orange, saucer-shaped flowers that contrast beautifully against its neat mound of deeply lobed, strawberry-like green foliage. Highly reliable and wonderfully low-maintenance, it is a superb choice for edging pathways, brightening up rockeries, and providing an invaluable, long-lasting nectar source for visiting bees and pollinators.
Plant Specifications:
- Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
- Supplied As: 1 x 9cm pot
- Eventual Height: 40cm - 50cm
- Eventual Spread: 45cm - 60cm
- Position: Full sun or partial shade
- Soil Preference: Well-drained
- RHS Hardiness: H7 (Fully hardy anywhere in the UK)
- Flowering Period: June - September
Bedwen Plants Care Tip: Cinquefoils are incredibly robust and will thrive in most well-draining garden soils, though planting them in full sun will encourage the most prolific flowering. To prolong the vibrant display of orange blooms right through the summer months, regularly deadhead the spent flowers. In late autumn or early spring, cut the fading foliage back to the base to maintain a neat, tidy shape for the new season.
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Growing Information
| Common Name | Cinquefoil |
|---|---|
| Genus | Potentilla |
| Exposure | Exposed |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Moisture | Well Drained |
| Height (Max.) | 60cm |
| Spread (Max.) | 60cm |
| Growth Habit | Clump-forming, Compact |
| Flower Colour | Orange, Red |
| Foliage Colour | Dark Green |
| Ideal for... | Groundcover, Coastal Gardens, Cottage Gardens, Gravel Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Rockeries, Easy Care, Front of Border, Attracting Pollinators, Sunny Spots, Drought Tolerance/Dry Soils |
| Planting | Performs best in well-draining soil in full sun or partial shade. Highly drought-tolerant once established and requires very little ongoing maintenance |
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4L, 2L & 1L refer to pot volume in litres. 9cm, 7cm & 5cm refer to pot diameter. These are common terms used in plant retail to indicate the size of a plant root system. Leaf & stem growth on plants varies widely by variety and time of year. Usually, 1L/2L/4L plants can be anywhere between 20-60cm tall & 5/7/9cm plants will be around 10-30cm tall. However, this may be less if the plant is naturally low growing or if it is a herbaceous plant in winter.
Plug plants are small plants grown from seeds or cuttings in cell trays. Their root systems start from about 1cm and the largest plug plants, described as extra-large or jumbo, are usually around 4cm. Plug plants can be great value to buy but they will need some extra care to get them started. We recommend planting each plug plant into its own 7 or 9cm pot (about the size of a standard mug), NOT directly into open ground or large pots. Ensure the pot has plenty of holes underneath and preferably over two tiers for even better drainage.