About
Potentilla hippiana, the Colorado silvery cinquefoil, is a perennial potentilla from western North America producing silky-hairy, pinnate leaves and creamy-yellow, saucer-shaped flowers in summer. A rewarding plant for a sunny, very well-drained border or rock garden.
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.