Potentilla

Crisp, neat foliage and charming flowers that resemble anemones, in a broad color range, ensure that potentilla always has something going in the garden. Flowers bloom over a long period of time from late spring to autumn. When the leaves drop in fall, a reddish peeling bark is revealed. Good drainage is a must, and all potentillas prefer full sun.

Light:

Sun

Zones:

2-7

Plant Type:

Shrub

Plant Height:

1-2 feet tall

Plant Width:

To 3 feet wide

Landscape Uses:

Beds & Borders,Slopes,Groundcover

Special Features:

Flowers,Attractive Foliage,Winter Interest,Drought Tolerant,Easy to Grow

Top Varieties

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Abbotswood potentilla

(Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood') bears white flowers and blue-green foliage on a shrub that grows 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide. Zones 3-7
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Daydawn potentilla

(Potentilla fruticosa 'Daydawn') bears soft-yellow flowers suffused with pink on a compact, 4-foot-tall-and-wide shrub. Zones 3-7
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Klondike potentilla

(Potentilla fruticosa 'Klondike') is a sunny presence in the garden. It combines bright green leaves and yellow flowers and grows 3 feet tall and 5 feet wide. Zones 3-7
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McKay's White potentilla

(Potentilla fruticosa 'McKay's White') offers pristine white flowers with showy gold stamens scattered on the plant through the summer. It grows 3 feet tall and 5 feet wide. Zones 3-7
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Sunset potentilla

(Potentilla fruticosa 'Sunset') bears apricot blooms that lighten to yellow; the color fades in strong sun. The shrub grows 3 feet tall and wide. Zones 3-7
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Garden Plans

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Really Red Garden Plan
Walk to Front Door 2
Beautiful Bird Garden Plan
Colorful Slope Garden Plan
Deer-Resistant Garden Plan

Propagation

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Stem Cuttings