Rosaceae
Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata
Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata var. fastigiata
Also known as Potentilla jucunda, Potentilla blaschkeana, Potentilla nuttallii, Potentilla etomentosa var. hallii
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Native Perennial · Cinquefoil · Yellow Flowers · Wildflower · Pollinator · Rosaceae · Western North America · Meadow · Part Shade · Low Maintenance
Slender cinquefoil is a hardy native perennial best suited to garden borders, meadows, or naturalized areas with part shade to full sun. Water regularly during the growing season, keeping the soil consistently moist but not soggy. This low-maintenance plant requires little intervention once established and provides cheerful yellow flowers that attract pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately to keep soil evenly moist; avoid waterlogging · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4–7.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Manitoba, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Northwest Territorie, Ontario, Oregon, Prince Edward I., QuéBec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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