About

Potentilla glandulosa, the sticky cinquefoil, is a glandular-hairy, perennial potentilla from western North America producing pinnate, sticky-hairy leaves and small, cream or pale-yellow, saucer-shaped flowers in summer. A rewarding plant 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.