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Graceful Cinquefoil (Slender Cinquefoil)

Potentilla gracilis

Family:

Rose family - Rosaceae

Large palmate leaves and bright yellow flowers look a little like buttercups.

Meadow or Grassland garden

Meadow / Grassland garden

Rain garden

Rain garden

Late season star

Late season star

deer resistant

Deer resistant

Details

Emerges 

May

Seed collection

Flowers

July, August

yellow flowers

Yellow

September

Height

30

-

70

cm

Lifecycle

Perennial

Width

30

-

70

cm

Habit

Forbs

Upright

Upright

Herbaceous

Herbaceous

Ecology

Supports

Supports bees

Bees

Supports butterflies and moths

Butterflies & Moths

Providing

larval host plant

Larval host plant

Provides nectar source

Nectar source

Hardy member of the rose family with woody underground roots.

Habitat

Typically found in

prairie, open woods, mountain meadows

In the Garden

Growing Conditions

Moisture

Dry conditions

Dry

Average conditions

Average

Light

Full sun

Full sun

Soil

Average garden soil

Propagation

Via

Seeds

Seeds

Sowing Recommendations

Sow seeds in Spring

Spring planting

High or easy germination

Landscape

Use for:

Fall colour

Fall colour

Naturalization

Naturalization

Growing Tips

Sew seeds outside in fall or stratify in late winter to start inside. Cover lightly and keep moist while germinating.

Description

The fall foliage color is lovely with brilliant pink/red and orange hues.

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