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trefle.io · Taken Aug 3, 2022 by Monique Smulders (cc-by-sa)
Rosaceae
Cinquefoil
Potentilla erecta
Also known as Potentilla erecta var. dacica, Potentilla erecta f. subpinnatifida, Potentilla erecta var. micrantha, Tormentilla sessilifolia
Zones 4–10Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Cinquefoil · Wildflower · Medicinal · Hardy · Perennial · European · Rosaceae · Ground Cover
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyMedicinalAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
This hardy European wildflower thrives in partial shade with minimal care once established. Water moderately and allow soil to dry between waterings for best results. Perfect for naturalized gardens and wildlife areas.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–5.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Altay, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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