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Rosaceae
Alpine cinquefoil
Potentilla crantzii
Also known as Mountain cinquefoil, Alpine five-finger, Potentilla alpina, Potentilla gelida var. genuina
Native Plants · Alpine · Rockery · Groundcover · Yellow Flowers · Perennial · Drought Tolerant · Wildflower · Rosaceae · Cold Hardy · Low Maintenance
Alpine cinquefoil is a hardy, low-maintenance perennial best suited to rock gardens, alpine beds, or well-drained slopes in full sun. Water regularly during establishment but reduce frequency once the plant is settled, as it tolerates moderate dryness. It thrives in poor to moderately fertile soils and requires little fertilization or intervention to perform well.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Chita, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, India
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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