Dasiphora fruticosaIndiana Native
Bush Cinquefoil

Previously known as:  Potentilla fruticosa
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Yellow (Yellow 5-petaled flowers (1" dia.) all summer; most showy in early summer, but continuing to flower up to frost)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Bright to gray-green foliage in summer); Yellow (Yellow-brown fall foliage; not ornamentally important)
 Stem Notes:
shiny, slender, wispy, exfoliating with age
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Persistent achene; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
1-4 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
2-4 feet
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to different soils, including poor, dry soils
 Range:
North America and Eurasia
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are compound pinnate with 3-7 leaflets (often 5, hence Cinquefoil, from quinque (L), five, and folium (L), leaf), each leaflet 0.5-1" long and oblong-lanceolate.

Additional Information

Extreme hardiness and long season of bloom make this a favorite in severe climates. Low stature and tolerance of poor, dry soils give it added usefulness in other areas also. Can develop a ragged, unkept habit over time. Remove 1/3 of canes each year (3-year pruning cycle), and consider renewal pruning to a very low framework every 3-5 years if needed.

When Dasiphora fruticosa has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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12 Dasiphora fruticosa found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant
Number Accession ID Location
12012_01163*ABSG
22012_01194*ASOIL
32012_01169*ABSG
42012_01167*ABSG
52012_01160*ABSG
62012_01200*AHOCK
72012_01198*AHOCK
82012_00157*ANLSN
92012_01181*ABSG
102012_01196*ASOIL
112012_01186*ABSG
122012_01158*ABSG

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