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Purple Marshlocks (Swamp Cinquefoil, Marsh Cinquefoil)
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Swamp Cinquefoil (Purple Marshlocks) - Comarum palustre = Potentilla palustris.
A perennial wetland plant from the Rosaceae family, known for its hardiness and remarkable vitality. One of the first species to colonize shallow wetlands and marshes.
A compact semi-shrub about 25–40 cm tall, with branched, rooting stems and decorative pinnate leaves. Leaflets are elongated-lanceolate, dark green above, silvery-gray and softly hairy beneath.
Natural range: in the tundra of northern Europe, in eastern and western Siberia, central Europe, as well as in Scandinavia, Mongolia, China, Japan, and North America.
A perennial wetland plant from the Rosaceae family, known for its hardiness and remarkable vitality. One of the first species to colonize shallow wetlands and marshes.
A compact semi-shrub about 25–40 cm tall, with branched, rooting stems and decorative pinnate leaves. Leaflets are elongated-lanceolate, dark green above, silvery-gray and softly hairy beneath.
Natural range: in the tundra of northern Europe, in eastern and western Siberia, central Europe, as well as in Scandinavia, Mongolia, China, Japan, and North America.
Flowering: From June to July, the plant is adorned with large, striking flowers with dark purple petals and sepals. Loose, umbrella-shaped inflorescences give it an elegant appearance. The fruits are numerous small nutlets that ripen from August to September.
Features and uses:
• Forms powerful, woody rhizomes that can extend for several meters and even support human weight.
• The root system forms dense interweavings that serve as a base for other wetland plants to settle.
• Ideal for landscaping ponds, bog gardens, artificial wetlands, and shoreline zones.
• Leaves are sometimes used as a tea substitute with a mild herbal flavor.
Growing conditions:
• Soil: boggy, consistently moist.
• Hardiness zones: Z3 – Z8 (very frost hardy).
• Natural habitat – marshy shallows, peat bogs, wet meadows, tundra.
1,0 g = 2700 seeds.
Purple Marshlocks, Swamp Cinquefoil, Marsh Cinquefoil. Bot. syn.: Potentilla palustris.
