Potentilla recta

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Potentilla recta in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Potentilla recta, Linn. Sts. stout, erect, strict, 12-28 in. high, leafy, dichotomously much branched and widely corymbose above, hirsute or pilose and pubescent, and more or less glandular: basal lvs. large, long-petioled, palmately 5 - 7 foliolate; Ifts. 2 - 4 in. or more long, the outer smaller, all usually sessile, oblong, linear-oblong or oblong-obovate, regularly and coarsely serrate- dentate, green both sides, vinous and rugose, thin: fls. 8-12 lines broad; petals obcordate, deeply emarginate, equaling or somewhat exceeding the sepals, yellow to golden yellow; carpels glabrous, very rugose; style swollen at the base. June, July. Eu. Very handsome and showy. Var. sulphurea, Lam. Petals sulfur- yellow, much exceeding the sepals: sts. and lvs. lighter green. Widespread in Eu. Intro, as a weed in E. N. Amer. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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