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Potentilla (Cinquefoil)
Potentilla fruticosa · Shrub
Potentilla (Cinquefoil) is a moderate-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 3-7, that matures to about 2–4 ft × 3–5 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect yellow blooms in summer and fall. It attracts bees, butterflies and pollinators, stands up well to deer, drought and erosion and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 3-7
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 2–4 ft × 3–5 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Pollinators, Beneficial insects
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Erosion, Poor soil, Rabbits, Pollution
- Native to
- Northern Hemisphere
Will it survive your winters?
We score Potentilla (Cinquefoil)’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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