yellow, orange, pink and red buttercup-like flowers depending on variety
Foliage:
green leaves densely set on branches.
Propagation:
seeds, cuttings (late spring/early summer) or division (fall/spring)
Suggested Use:
borders, shrubby ground cover, low growing hedges, rock gardens and mass displays
Growing Hints:
Start from seeds by sowing in containers in a cold frame during the fall or spring. Starting in early summer and producing less toward fall, these low-growing plants flower longer over the course of a season than most other shrubs. They prefer lots of sunshine and will thrive in any soil as long as it drains well.
Interesting Facts:
The name "Cinquefoil" means "five leaves, " although the number of leaves on a stem actually varies from three to seven.
You have pictured the potentilla that is a perennial, the low growing potentilla sterilis, the barren strawberry. This plant does grow in my garden, has strawberry type leaves and comes back each spring. Mine has little pink strawberry type flowers.
The potentilla that is a shrub that grows 2 - 4 feet has totally different leaves and is not a perennial, rather a shrub.
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