About

Potentilla argyrophylla 'Alfred Salter' is a silver-leaved border potentilla producing silvery-silky, three-leaflet leaves and saucer-shaped, red or orange-flushed flowers in summer. A rewarding cultivar for a sunny, well-drained border.

About the genus

Potentilla, the cinquefoils, can be herbaceous perennials, deciduous shrubs or annuals with palmately or pinnately divided leaves and solitary or clustered, saucer-shaped, five-petalled flowers over a long period. Among the most reliable and floriferous of all garden plants.

Plant details

Suggested usesBedding, containers, hanging baskets.

Care notes

CultivationPlant after last frost in fertile soil.
PruningDeadhead regularly.
PropagationGrow from seed in spring.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.