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Rosaceae
Ternate-leaf cinquefoil
Potentilla norvegica
Also known as ternate cinquefoil, Potentilla ternata, three-leaf cinquefoil, Potentilla norvegica var. monspeliensis
Native Plants · Cinquefoil · Wildflower · Yellow Flowers · Perennial · Native · Pollinator · Meadow · Low Maintenance · Cold Hardy · Rosaceae
Ternate-leaf cinquefoil is a tough, adaptable perennial wildflower that produces cheerful yellow blooms and thrives in disturbed soils, meadows, and garden borders with minimal care. It tolerates a wide range of soil conditions and light levels from full sun to part shade, making it an excellent choice for low-maintenance naturalistic plantings. Water regularly until established, after which it requires very little attention and will reliably self-seed in suitable conditions.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; tolerates brief dry periods once established · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, British Columbia, California, Central European Rus, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District Of Columbia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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