Due to its unpretentiousness, Goldfinger cinquefoil is often used to decorate garden and home gardens. The bush is small in size and during flowering is covered with small beautiful flowers of white, yellow or pink. You can plant a plant both in the open ground and in a cache-pot on the loggias or balconies. Goldfinger bloodroot is suitable for creating interesting landscape compositions.
Description of Goldfinger Bloodroot
The culture grows slowly and it does not need to be constantly looked after, so gardeners use it as a hedge. In height, the plant can reach no more than 1.5 meters, and growth over 20 years is obtained no more than 30 cm.
Goldfinger shrubby cinquefoil
The leaves of the bush are thin, the crown is round in shape. The flowering of Goldfinger can last from the beginning of spring to the end of autumn, which is why it is used for decorative landscaping.
When planting a shrub, it must be borne in mind that its root system is poorly developed, therefore it is impossible to deepen a plant into the ground. The maximum permissible depth is 80 cm. The bush adapts well in humid climates, tolerates frosts, but does not like drought.
Interesting! The cinquefoil is resistant to smoke and gas, so it can be planted even near a busy road.
Planting a plant
Cinquefoil Rolffinger prefers partial shade more than being in direct sunlight. Some varieties may fade in the sun, but will not develop in absolute shade.
If you plan on breeding the plant with seeds, then before sowing they should be held for some time in a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Since the seeds are very small and weak, they are sown on top of the ground, and then slightly sprinkled with earth. After this, the culture must be abundantly watered with water, and after 20 days it will be possible to admire the first seedlings.
Important! It is necessary to sow potentilla seeds in March.
Grown seedlings with leaves can be planted in glasses. Landing is done only at the end of summer, when the plant is well developed.
When planting in open ground, the distance between plants should be at least 30 cm. For the winter period, the cinquefoil must be covered.
Planting cinquefoil in the flower garden
How to care for Goldfinger bloodroot
The plant is unpretentious, so it is easy to care for it.
Watering
Bloodroot likes high humidity. The plant needs to be provided with regular watering, especially in dry weather. It is enough to water it twice a month, 15 liters for each bush.
Important! Watering the plant must be slightly warmed up in the sun, because cold water can destroy the plant.
Top dressing
Special fertilizers for the plant are not produced, but complex fertilizers for ornamental plants are suitable. At the beginning of the growing season, the bush is fed with mineral fertilizers, before flowering - potassium and phosphorus, and by autumn - also with mineral fertilizers.
Pruning
Goldfinger shrubby cinquefoil is trimmed once every 3-5 years. It is important to give the bush the right shape. To do this, each branch is cut to a third or half. Broken or dry branches are cut completely.
Shrub formation
Important! Cinquefoil is circumcised in September or April.
Breeding methods
Plant a plant in one of three ways: by dividing the bush, cuttings or seeds.
Bush division
The procedure is carried out in the spring. They dig a bush, wash the roots under running water and use a knife to divide it into several parts. Each resulting bush should have growth buds.
Cuttings
For this type of reproduction, you need to cut off last year's shoots, remove the lower leaves and treat the plant with Kornevin. To maintain the necessary moisture, the stalk is planted in a shaded place in a greenhouse or under a jar. After 20 days, it can be placed in a permanent place in the open ground. It is better to do this in rainy or cloudy weather.
Seeds
Seeds are collected from the bush. They are well dried and cleaned, after which they are placed in bags and stored in a dry place. Sow seeds in the spring.
Transfer
Potentilla can be transplanted from the age of two. Procedure:
- The plant is placed in a hole no deeper than 50 cm.
- It makes drainage from pebbles, gravel and broken brick with a thickness of 20 cm.
- Then humus and sand are poured on top.
- A seedling is placed in the prepared hole, mineral fertilizer is added and sprinkled with earth.
Important! It is impossible to fill the neck of the root with earth, it must be on the surface.
Diseases and Pests
Goldfinger shrubby cinquefoil is disease-resistant, especially if maintenance work is carried out periodically. Pests do not like shrubs, and try to bypass it.
Occasionally on the leaves of a plant you can see something like rust - this is a fungal disease. As a result, the leaves and branches begin to dry. To combat the fungus, fungicide and a 1% solution of Bordeaux fluid are used.
Fungal infection of the cervix Goldfinger
Flowering period
Flowering cinquefoil lasts from June to late autumn. Sometimes it happens that the snow covers a still flowering plant. For this reason, this shrub is often used for decorative garden design. For lush flowering, the cinquefoil is best placed on a well-lit area, but then you will definitely need to water it abundantly.
Winter preparations
The great advantage of the cinquefoil is that it does not need to be specially prepared for frost. With growth, it becomes stronger and easily tolerates even the most severe colds.
Important! Sometimes the tops of the bush can freeze from frost, then in the spring they just need to be pruned.
The thaw gives the flower the greatest danger, as a result of which the buds are awakened, but newly hit frosts can destroy them. To avoid this, before the onset of cold weather, the soil under the plant must be mulched with a thick layer.
Use in landscape design
Goldfinger bloodroot will be a great addition to any composition in the garden. From this bush you can make a hedge, decorate it with an alpine hill. It is cultivated either as a single plant or to decorate a flower garden.
The use of shrubs in landscape design
Beneficial features
Since ancient times, healers have praised the Goldfinger cinquefoil for its healing properties. No wonder its second name is Kuril tea. From dried or fresh leaves of the plant, a drink is prepared that is brewed like tea. It tastes good with a slight acidity. Drinking tea from potentilla, you can increase immunity and improve the functioning of the cardiovascular system.
It is interesting! Goldfinger potato leaves are saturated with a large amount of vitamin C. It is 5 times more in them than in lemon.
Kuril tea has a hemostatic, antiviral, diuretic effect, and is also effective for constipation and diarrhea.
Shrubby cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa) will be able to decorate any landscape and for its maintenance does not require any additional costs. Not only an experienced gardener, but even a beginner can take care of the bush. The plant is highly resistant to frost and disease. However, the choice of a place for planting should be taken seriously so that the bush for a long time delights with its flowering.
