Plant Care Creeping Cinquefoil

Creeping Cinquefoil

About Creeping Cinquefoil

Creeping Cinquefoil is a super rare houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ā˜€ļø and should be less than 1 foot from a window.

Creeping Cinquefoil likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.

Taxonomy

Potentilla reptans
Potentilla
Rosaceae
Rosales

Also known as

European fivefinger

How to care for Creeping Cinquefoil

Water

How often to water your Creeping Cinquefoil

Water needs for Creeping Cinquefoil
0.5 cups
every 9

Creeping Cinquefoil needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Water 0.5 cups every
9

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

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5"
Light

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A plant's growing potential is determined from its location, the time of year, and current local weather.

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Finding light for Creeping Cinquefoil in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Creeping Cinquefoil: 1ft from a window
1ft or less from
a window

Creeping Cinquefoil love being close to bright, sunny windows šŸ˜Ž.

Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

Creeping Cinquefoil does not tolerate low-light 🚫.

Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Creeping Cinquefoil in your home šŸ”.

Nutrients

How to fertilize Creeping Cinquefoil

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Creeping Cinquefoil: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Creeping Cinquefoil after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

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Care Summary for Creeping Cinquefoil

Creeping Cinquefoil


Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 9 days

Placement

< 1ft from a window

Nutrients

Repot after 2x growth

Based on the 4ā€ pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.

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