Potentilla fruticosa
potentilla, shrubby cinquefoil, bush cinquefoil
Notes:
Now known (at least by some authorities) as Dasiphora fruticosa, but listed under this name because nurseries have not caught up.
Long flowering period. Red/orange/pink-flowered cultivars bleach in full sun. Very twiggy.
Intolerant of heat and humidity; not recommended south of the cooler parts of Sunset zone 32.
Dove/Woolridge relegated this plant to their secondary list, but the only bad thing they had to say about it was that it wasn't as ornamental as the plants on their primary list.
Sources: White Oak, Sunset, Stoecklein, OSU, Rutgers, Missouri BG, UConn, USDA.
Tags:
attracts:bees
attracts:butterflies
clay tolerant
compacted soil intolerant
deer resistant
dense canopy
drought tolerant
easy to grow
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fine texture
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
full sun preferred
habit:mounding
habit:rounded
habit:upright
infertile soil tolerant
long-lived
native:eastern North America
persistence:deciduous
pest/disease free
pollution tolerant
pruning required
rich soil preferred
salt tolerant
sandy soil tolerant
showy flowers
slow-growing
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:foundation
use:groundcover
use:hedge
use:mass planting
use:rock garden
water:moderate to little
WON high-value plant
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