About
Potentilla sterilis, the barren strawberry, is a low-growing, mat-forming perennial producing three-leaflet leaves with the characteristic strawberry-like foliage of the genus and small, white, five-petalled flowers in early spring. An ornamental and rewarding native for a sunny or partially shaded, well-drained rock garden or border edge.
About the genus
Potentilla are herbaceous perennials, deciduous shrubs or annuals with palmately or pinnately divided leaves and saucer-shaped, five-petalled flowers in yellow, white, pink or red over a long season. Widely grown in borders and rock gardens.
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.