Potentilla 'Flamenco'
(Cinquefoil 'Flamenco')
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Perennial
Hybrid Parents - Potentilla atrosanguinea x P. nepalensis
Origin - Raised in England
Discovered By - Raised by Alan Bloom of Blooms of Bressingham
Year of Introduction - 1973
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - up to 60cm
Width - 60cm
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: Clump-forming, herbaceous Perennial with an upright, bushy habit. Mid-green leaves are trifoliate with Dentate margins. Vivid, deep red, saucer-shaped flowers are darker towards the centre and are produced over a long period from late spring into early summer.
Flower:
Vivid red, saucer-shaped flowers, each with a dark eye are produced in loose panicles from May into September.
Flower colour: Red
Flower shape: Saucer-shaped flowers in panicles
Flowering time: May, June, July, August, September
Foliage:
Mid-green leaves are trifoliate with Elliptic to oval leaflets and Dentate margins. The leaves are mostly held at the base of the plant but are also Alternately arranged up the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Decidous
Foliage Shape: Trifoliate with elliptic to oval leaflets
Propagation:
Division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in moisture retentive, but well drained soil.