Scientific Name
Potentilla fruticosa
Common Name
Shrubby potentilla; Shrubby cinquefoil

Hardiness Zones: 2 to 7
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Slow
Site Requirements: Sun to light shade; prefers moist, well-drained soil but does well in poor sites
Height: 1 to 3 feet
Width: 2 to 4 feet
Texture: Fine
Form: Bushy with upright slender stems; low rounded form; can become ragged with age
Flower/Fruit: 1 to 1.5" bright yellow flowers summer to frost
Foliage: Alternate, compound pinnate, medium blue-green to dark green leaves; 3 to 7 narrow leaflets; green to yellow-brown fall color
Comments: Drought tolerant
Cultivars: Abbotswood; Goldfinger; Hurstborne: small bright yellow flowers, fine texture, compact globe form
   



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