Description

Cinquefoil spreads by seed and stolons creating a carpet or living mulch, the numerous yellow flowers in spring stand out.

Profile

• Botanical Name: Potentilla neumanniana
• Family: Rosaceae
• Plant Type: Hardy Perennial
• Plant Usage: Groundcover
• Hardiness Zone: 4-8
• Foliage Color: Green
• Flower Color: Yellow
• Bloom Time: Spring
• Winter Interest: Evergreen
• Height: 6"
• Spread: 10"
• Light Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
• Origin: Europe
• Self Sowing: Yes
• Shade Tolerant: Yes
• Substitutes: Thymus serpyllum, Silene uniflora ‘Compacta’, Phlox subulata, Sedum album, Sedum sexangulare, Sedum spurium ‘John Creech’,