Thurber's Cinquefoil "Monarch's Velvet"

Thurber's cinquefoil "Monarch's Velvet" - Potentilla thurberi.
Luxurious perennial plant with a magnificent flowering that will be remembered forever: large neat flowers have a wine-red hue and a rich dark colour in the middle.
Family: Rosaceae.
Origin: Arizona and New Mexico (USA) and Northern Mexico.
Distinctive features: beautiful velvety flowers.
Colour: crimson red with a velvety red centre.
Natural flowering period: June - August.
Winter hardiness zone: Z5-Z8.
Foliage: five-fingered, palmate leaves reminiscent of strawberries.
Flowering plant height: 40 cm.
Distance between plants: 40 cm.
Soil Requirements: well-drained soil, pH 5.5-6.8.
Location: full sun to partial shade.
Use: plant in rock gardens, mixed containers or border with Agastache mexicana "Sangria", Coreopsis auriculata "Elfin Gold" and Heuchera sanguinea "White Cloud".
1.0 = 2800 seeds.




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