The Wild Garden: Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database

Potentilla fruticosa (Shrubby Cinquefoil)

Kingdom	:	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	:	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	:	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	:	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	:	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	:	Rosidae
Order	:	Rosales
Family	:	Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus	:	Dasiphora Raf. – shrubby cinquefoil
Species	:	Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. – shrubby cinquefoil
Subspecies	:	Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. ssp. floribunda (Pursh) Kartesz – shrubby cinquefoil

A beautiful ornamental to 3,' Shrubby Cinquefoil has small, downy leaves and masses of large, yellow blossoms that remain for a long season.

Birds feed on the small berries that follow.

This shrub is native to alpine meadows, northern bogs and disturbed sites across North America and in Europe and Asia at high elevations (USDA 3-9).

It thrives in full sun and is a wonderful addition to the rock garden or an out of the way spot, as it requires minimal care.

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