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Rosaceae
Marsh cinquefoil
Comarum palustre
Also known as Comarum palustre var. glandulosum, Potentilla palustris var. villosa, Purple marshlocks, Comarum palustre var. subglandulosum
Native Plants · Wetland · Bog-Plant · Marsh · Water-Garden · Red-Flowers · Specialized · Moisture-Loving · Native · Wildlife
Marsh cinquefoil requires consistently wet to boggy soil conditions and partial shade to thrive. Plant in areas with poor drainage or near water features where other plants struggle. This specialized wetland plant needs regular moisture monitoring to prevent soil from drying out.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist to wet, mimicking bog conditions · Every 3-5 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–8
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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