Potentilla palustris
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Comarum palustre known by the common names Purple Marshlocks, Swamp Cinquefoil and Marsh Cinquefoil, is a common waterside shrub. It has a Circumboreal
distribution, occurring throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, particularly the northern regions. It is most commonly found on lake shores, marshy riversides and stream margins, often partly submerged with foliage floating. It is a parent of some Fragaria × Comarum hybrids, ornamental plant
s produced by crossing with strawberries.
soils but can also grow in moist sandy areas. It flourishes in USDA Zone 3
(minimum -40ºF). It grows to about 12"-18" wide by 12"-18" in height when cultivated properly.
Circumboreal Region
The Circumboreal Region is a floristic region within the Holarctic Kingdom in Eurasia and North America, as delineated by such geobotanists as Josias Braun-Blanquet and Armen Takhtajan....
distribution, occurring throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, particularly the northern regions. It is most commonly found on lake shores, marshy riversides and stream margins, often partly submerged with foliage floating. It is a parent of some Fragaria × Comarum hybrids, ornamental plant
Ornamental plant
Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...
s produced by crossing with strawberries.
Description
Its branches spread into leaves with 3 to 7 narrow leaflets which are sharply jagged. The stem is a reddish brown, low sprawling, vine-like structure. Flowers extend from the branch which vary from red to purple, and are about 1 inch in diameter, blooming in summer.Cultivation
Swamp Cinquefoil prefers peatPeat
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter or histosol. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires, and peat swamp forests. Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world...
soils but can also grow in moist sandy areas. It flourishes in USDA Zone 3
Hardiness zone
A hardiness zone is a geographically defined area in which a specific category of plant life is capable of growing, as defined by climatic conditions, including its ability to withstand the minimum temperatures of the zone...
(minimum -40ºF). It grows to about 12"-18" wide by 12"-18" in height when cultivated properly.