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Rosaceae
European fivefinger
Potentilla reptans
Also known as Creeping cinquefoil, Running cinquefoil, Fragaria reptans, European cinquefoil
Zones 4–10Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Groundcover · Perennial · Yellow Flowers · Creeping · Rosaceae · Hardy · Spreading · Medicinal · European · Low Maintenance
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyMedicinalAttracts pollinators
Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
This hardy ground cover thrives in well-draining soil with moderate water and partial to full sun. Allow soil to dry between waterings and it will spread naturally to form an attractive mat.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water when soil surface feels dry, allow good drainage · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- 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
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colorado, Corse, Cyprus
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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