Mango Tango Potentilla

Mango Tango ® Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa ‘UMan’
This new and exciting potentilla has bicolour flowers that display shades of orange-red radiating from the center of the
flower onto the base colour of deep yellow. The plant has a tidy form and attains a mature height and width of approximately
60 cm (2 feet).
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Botanical Name:
Potentilla fruticosa 'UMan'
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Family:
Rosaceae
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Common Name:
Mango Tango ® Potentilla
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Origin:
Developed by Professor Louis Lenz at the University of Manitoba, Department
of Plant Science. Introduced by Jeffries Nurseries Ltd.
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Hardiness:
Zone 2 (Canadian and USDA)
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Growth Rate:
A slow to medium growing plant developing into a compact and dwarf shrub.
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Description:
This potentilla has bicolour flowers that display shades of orange-red radiating
from the center of the flower onto the base colour of deep yellow. The flowers
show an intensity of red during the cooler weather. The plant has a tidy, compact
form and attains a mature height and width of approximately 60 cm (2 ft).
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Culture:
Performs best in moderate to full sunshine. It is suited to a wide range of soil
types and growing conditions.
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Pest and Disease:
No specific problems.
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Landscape Value:
Use in mass plantings, in borders or alone in smaller landscapes.
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Propagation:
Softwood cuttings by license only.
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Sales Potential:
Mango Tango ® is the first compact and dwarf bi-coloured flowering potentilla
available on the market. This smaller growing plant performs well into October.
Excellent for home gardens and commercial plantings.
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Production:
Propagation by licensed growers. Protected by Canadian P.B.R. Cert. #0174 and
U.S.P.P. #12,258. E.U. P.B.R applied for. JNL Royalty of 35 cents per plant.
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For additional information about Mango Tango ® Potentilla, contact Jeffries Nurseries Ltd.:
P.O. Box 402, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, R1N 3B7, Canada
Phone: (204) 857-5288 Fax: (204) 857-2877 www.jeffriesnurseries.com