Potentilla fruticosa Danny Boy - Shrubby Cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Danny Boy - Shrubby Cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Danny Boy - Shrubby Cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Danny Boy - Shrubby Cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Danny Boy - Shrubby Cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Danny Boy - Shrubby Cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Danny Boy
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Hardhack, Prairie weed, Widdy
Beautiful plant, well balanced... I'm waiting until March to see if it likes the place.
Martine, 07/02/2024
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Description
The Danny Boy shrubby potentilla is a new variety of potentilla, particularly floriferous and easy to care for. It naturally forms a dense and branching, bushy and stout shrub. This potentilla has the merit of offering a profusion of small raspberry pink flowers with a yellow center from late spring to early autumn. The flower colour is enhanced by deciduous foliage, with very finely cut and tightly packed leaves, of a bluish-green grey colour. This plant, both compact and beautifully coloured, will bring a touch of cheerfulness to flower beds, rockeries, and balconies for several weeks. Easy to grow, it is suitable for all gardeners, even beginners!
Shrubby potentillas are native to the northern hemisphere and belong to the Rosaceae family. Potentilla fruticosa is a shrub that has produced, with the help of breeders, a certain quantity of charming varieties. 'Danny Boy' shows healthy and particularly branching and bushy growth, forming a large dense cushion. Wider than it is tall, this shrub reaches a height of about 40 cm (16in) and a spread of 50 cm (20in) at maturity. Its deciduous foliage consists of 3 cm (1in) long, pinnate leaves with narrow leaflets, bluish-green grey turning yellow in autumn. This elegantly cut foliage is covered with a white fuzz, giving it a silky and silvery appearance. Its delicate flowers, resembling those of single-flowered roses, are cup-shaped, 2-3 cm (1in) in diameter, with five petals surrounding golden stamens. When temperatures are lower or in partial shade, the flowers become darker. The abundant flowering starts in May-June and finishes in October, if weather permits. It should be noted that the flowers is more intense at the beginning of summer and lose some vigour during the season.
Easy-care plants, generously floriferous and beautifully coloured, potentillas are ideal for brightening up the garden or balcony. With their wild rose-like appearance and their very modest requirements, they can be used in multiple ways: in flower beds, rockeries, borders, low hedges, containers, etc.
By placing them at the forefront of your flower beds, they will quickly supply you with brightly coloured flower beds, worthy of impressionist paintings. They will be very effective when combined with Dahlias, Iris germanica, Achilleas, or Rudbeckias for example. They will ideally associate with Mediterranean plants such as Lavenders, Rosemary, or Cistus, for a warm and fragrant atmosphere. For a very graphic scene, their compact habit will perfectly match plants with a more slender or tousled appearance (Phormiums, Grasses, Euphorbias, Fennels). On a slope or rockery, where they will be ideally placed if your garden soil is heavy and clay, they can also be associated with dwarf or creeping Conifers...
Potentilla fruticosa Danny Boy - Shrubby Cinquefoil in pictures
Plant habit
Flowering
Foliage
Botanical data
Potentilla
fruticosa
Danny Boy
Rosaceae
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Hardhack, Prairie weed, Widdy
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Very easy to grow, Potentilla fruticosa 'Danny Boy' is very hardy and can withstand very low temperatures, -20°C (1°F) to -25°C (1°F). It prefers a sunny or partially shaded position. Its only real requirement is the nature of the soil where it is planted. It requires ordinary, poor, sandy, or even rocky and well-drained soil. It is also possible to lighten the soil at the time of planting by adding sand and gravel to improve drainage. It is also drought tolerant once established. The shrubby Potentilla does not require much maintenance. It flowers on the shoots of the same year, and a simple annual pruning is necessary to refresh it. It is recommended to prune back the stems that have borne flowers the previous year in early spring, just above a bud, in order to stimulate regrowth and maintain the beautifully bushy shape of your Potentilla. It is also desirable to remove faded flowers to encourage flowering to continue for a long time.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.