General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Plant Height: 5-15 cm
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Foliage Mound Height: 5-15 cm
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Alpine Gardening
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

Image
Common names
  • Spring Cinquefoil
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Potentilla verna
  • Synonym: Potentilla tabernaemontani
  • Synonym: Potentilla neumanniana

Photo Gallery
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: Hortus Botanicus Akureyensis - Akureya - Iceland
Location: Hortus Botanicus Akureyensis - Akureya - Iceland

« Add a new plant to the database

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by Murky and is called "Coneflower and Visitor"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.