trefle.io · Taken Jan 1, 1900 by EOL − USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. (public)
Rosaceae
Platte river cinquefoil
Potentilla plattensis
Also known as Potentilla, Ivesia pinnatifida, River cinquefoil, Platte cinquefoil
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Cinquefoil · Potentilla · Native Perennial · Yellow Flowers · Rock Garden · Prairie Plant · Ground Cover · Pollinator · Mountain West · Low Maintenance
Platte river cinquefoil is a dainty native perennial producing bright yellow five-petaled flowers on low-growing mats, ideal for rock gardens or naturalized prairie plantings. It performs best in partial shade with average moisture and is well suited to the challenging climates of the Mountain West and Great Plains. A fuss-free plant, it requires little care beyond occasional watering and looks beautiful cascading over rocks or edges.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; keep soil evenly moist during the growing season but avoid waterlogging · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–8
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 18 in
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alberta, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Manitoba, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Northwest Territorie, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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