Rosaceae
Potentilla gracilis var. owyheensis
Potentilla gracilis var. owyheensis var. owyheensis
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Native Perennial · Cinquefoil · Yellow Flowers · Wildflower · Pollinator · Rosaceae · Idaho · Oregon · Rare Variety · Part Shade
Owyhee cinquefoil is a rare regional variety native to Idaho and Oregon, making it a prized choice for collectors of native western plants. It performs best in part shade to full sun with regularly moist, well-drained soil and thrives in naturalized or native garden settings. This low-maintenance perennial returns reliably each season and supports local pollinator populations with its yellow blooms.
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
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Idaho, Oregon
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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