Potentilla
Potentilla (Shrubby Cinquefoil)
Potentilla fruticosa – Hardiness Zone 2
Potentilla are regarded for their continuous, colourful blooms from summer to autumn. This small, hardy shrub has leaves composed of five tiny leaflets. Potentilla prefer full sunlight and well-drained soil and are frequently used for mass planting.
Potentilla Cultivars | Ht. | Sp. | Flowers | Features |
Abbotswood | 1 m | 1 m | White | Hardiest, most prolific white bloomer |
Coronation Triumph | 1 m | 1 m | Bright yellow | Longest blooming period of Potentilla |
Floppy Disk | 0.5 m | 0.75 m | Deep pink | Double flowers |
Gold Drop | 0.6 m | 1 m | Deep yellow | Compact, dwarf habit |
Goldfinger | 1.5 m | 0.75 m | Dark yellow | Tallest, most popular Potentilla |
Gold Star | 0.6 m | 1 m | Golden Yellow | Largest blooms of compact, dwarf Potentilla |
Jackman | 1 m | 1.25 m | Dark Yellow | Large flowers and leaves |
Katherine Dykes | 1 m | 1 m | Creamy-yellow | Old-fashioned favorite |
Moonlight | 1 m | 1 m | Light yellow | Fuzzy foliage |
Orange Whisper | 1 m | 1 m | Orange | Holds colour well |
Pink Beauty | 1 m | 1 m | Clear pink | Double flowers on the new variety |
Pink Princes | 1 m | 1 m | Light pink | English cultivar |
Red Ace | 0.6 m | 1 m | Deep orange | Compact, dwarf habit |
Red Robin | 0.6 m | 1 m | Reddish-orange | Compact, dwarf from |
Royal Flush | 0.6 m | 1 m | Rosy pink | Compact, dwarf habit |
Snowbird | 0.6 m | 0.75 m | White | Semi-double blooms |
Tangerine | 1 m | 1 m | Amber | Orange flowers fade to copper colour |
Yellow Gem | 0.5 m | 1 m | Bright yellow | Lowest growing Potentilla |