Site requirements/care measures:
Heat, as well as dry air and soil, can be detrimental to the cinquefoil. It requires a lot of light, so a sunny to lightly shaded spot is recommended. The garden soil should be fresh to moderately moist, well-drained, and acidic to slightly alkaline. A heavy pruning in spring is also advisable; this increases flowering and the size of the blossoms.
Varieties:
'Abbotswood': blooms in brilliant white, densely bushy with -1.2 m height
'Goldkissen': Flowers in delicate lemon yellow, growth slightly rounder and 0.4 m high
'Pretty Polly': light pink flowers, with bushy, broad growth, 0.6 m high
'Red Ace': orange-red flowers, with a straight growth, almost 1 m high
TEXT: Nora Kriegs
