Botanical Name: Potentilla neumanniana (P. verna ‘Nana’)
Common Name: Spring cinquefoil
Type of Plant: dicot: groundcover
Character
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a prostrate, mat-forming, spreading plant with shiny, dark green, palmate leaves and yellow flowers held above
Height 4 to 6"
Spread 1' per plant
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors; full sun to partial shade; blooms best in full sun
Soil tolerates most any soil
Hardiness Hardy – Zones 1-24
 
Morphology:
Leaves Palmately compound leaves with 5 leaflets held above long petioles; leaves to 1-1/2" across (cinq means ‘5' in French)
Flowers 1/4" to 1/2" diameter buttercup-shaped yellow flowers throughout the warm season; heaviest bloom is in spring
Fruit tiny achenes
 
Propagation:
division of rooting stems; spreads easily
 
Usage:
low groundcover valued for dense foliage, bright flowers and low maintenance; can be used near stepping stones or even as a lawn substitute in low-maintenance gardens
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers regular watering; likes a cool, moist soil
Fertilizing balanced fertilizer in spring can speed growth
Pruning looks best if sheared or mowed in early spring
Pests/Diseases none significant
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Northern Europe
Family: Rosaceae
 
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