Potentilla verna var. nana | Creeping Potentilla | Groundcover
Potentilla verna var. nana belongs to the plant family ROSACEĈ and Genus Potentilla This Groundcover prefers Dry soil , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun to partial shade
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Potentilla verna var. nana does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Potentilla verna var. nana so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Potentilla verna var. nana creeping potentilla is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Potentilla verna var. nana can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -30° Fahrenheit. It needs a bit of a cold spell with temperatures below 15° Fahrenheit to do its best. Creeping potentilla does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers dry soils.
Potentilla verna var. nana will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Potentilla verna var. nana is a perennial.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 6" feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
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