Botanical Name: Potentilla fruticosa
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Common Name: Bush Potentilla  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

1-3', 3-6'

 

Flower Color

Gold, Orange, Yellow, White

 

Flower Season

Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

Brown

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Winter, Fall, Persistent

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Linda Engstrom, Connon N.
  • Description

  • Notes

Bush Potentilla is a small, deciduous shrub growing 1 to 4 feet tall and wide (depending on the variety). It has a dense, twiggy, rounded and mounding habit, with small, green, deeply lobed leaves giving it a fine texture. Flowers appear June until frost, and range in color from a creamy white to yellow, to orange, depending on variety. Flowers are followed by little brown fruit; not very ornamental but they persist into the winter and birds enjoy them. Bark is brown and peeling. Useful for perennial, shrub, or foundation borders. Many cultivars are available.