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Purple Marsh Cinquefoil
Comarum palustre
  
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About Purple Marsh Cinquefoil (Comarum palustre) 0 Nurseries Carry This Plant Comarum palustre (syn. Potentilla palustris), known by the common names purple marshlocks, swamp cinquefoil and marsh cinquefoil, is a common waterside shrub. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, particularly the northern regions. It is most commonly found on lake shores, marshy riversides and stream margins, often partly submerged with foliage floating. It is a parent of some Fragaria, Comarum hybrids, ornamental plants produced by crossing with strawberries. Its branches spread into leaves with three to seven narrow leaflets which are sharply jagged. The stem is a reddish brown, low sprawling, vine-like structure. Flowers extend from the branch which vary from red to purple, and are about one inch in diameter, blooming in summer. Swamp cinquefoil prefers peat soils but can also grow in moist sandy areas. It flourishes in USDA Zone 3 (minimum-40 degreesF (-40 degreesC)). It grows to about 12-18 in (30-46 cm) wide by 12-18 in (30-46 cm) high when cultivated properly.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Perennial herb

Size
Size
0.7 - 1.5 ft tall

Flower Color
Flower Color
Purple, Red, Brown

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Standing

Sunset Zones
Sunset Zones?
1, 2*, 3, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 8, 9, 14, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19, 20, 21

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Wet places, marshes

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 22.2" - 120.2", Summer Precipitation: 1.21" - 4.08", Coldest Month: 27.8" - 46.6", Hottest Month: 48.9" - 67.8", Humidity: 0.56" - 21.84", Elevation: 9" - 10194"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Purple Marshlocks, Swamp Cinquefoil


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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