Portentilla Bush

Portentillas like sun and a with a little bloom food, will burst into bright color which keeps blooming all summer. It's one of my favorite bushes.

I learned the hard way though, to keep the vining weeds off them. The night shade also likes the sun and gives me problems all over my yard. It chokes portentilla branches and they die off.

Fortunately cinquefoils come back with a severe cutback of affected branches and a little special care for awhile. Feed and water and keep the weeds away from a portentilla.

My neighbors don't know I took this photo (Apr.2010). I should go over and help them weed their portentilla bushes, but I am busy with my own yard.