Scientific name: Potentilla fruticosa
Family: ROSACEAE
Common names: “Shrubby cinquefoil”
Plant Type: Deciduous shrub
Conditions:
Zone: 3-7
Light: Full sun
Exposure: Exposed or sheltered
Soil: Average – poor, doesn’t like clay
Moisture: Moist well drained – drought
Aesthetic:
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Plant Size: H 2-5′ W 1.5-4′
Leaf and Stem shape: Pinnate leaves with broad leaflets
Flower: 5-petalled saucer shaped flowers, pink yellow orange red or white
Pruning: Minimal, prune out older branches
Maintenance: Low, irrigate for better flowers
Landscape use: Filler, highway plant, flower borders, hedging & screens, coastal cottage
Propagate: By cuttings
Pests & Disease: Generally healthy
Comments: Certain cultivars (Red Ace & Pink Whisper among them) tend to fade
Cultivars: ~AGM winners: P. f. ‘Marrob’ , P. f. ‘King Cup’ , P. f. ‘Sommerflor’ , P. f. ‘Limelight’ , P. f. ‘Abbotswood’ , P. f. ‘Jackman’s Variety’ , P. f. ‘Chelsea Star’ , P. f. ‘Pink Beauty’ , P. f. ‘Primrose Beauty’ , P. f. ‘Medicine Wheel Mountain’ , P. f. ‘Groneland’ , P. f. ‘Yellow Bird’ , P. f. ‘Hopleys orange’
