Gold Star Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa 'Gold Star'
Dense branched deciduous shrub valued for its beautiful display of large golden-yellow blooms. Excellent as colorful border, accent or groundcover. Very tolerant to heat and poor soils.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | poh-ten-TIL-a froo-ti-KOH-sa |
| Key feature: | Deer Resistant |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 3 - 7 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast growing to 2 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Easy Care, North American Native Selection |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Rock Garden |
| Flower color: | Yellow |
| Blooms: | Summer through fall |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 6680 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape. Pruning time: early spring.
Design Ideas
Uniquely resistant to heat and infertile soils, Gold Star is a natural candidate for drought-resistant gardens. Spreading form can be used in an irregular mass as groundcover or as single mounds of color among both shrubs and perennials. Makes a good foundation cover around building walls or along the base of fence lines. A lovely carefree filler for country garden in spots bathed in afternoon heat.
Dense branched deciduous shrub valued for its beautiful display of large golden-yellow blooms. Excellent as colorful border, accent or groundcover. Very tolerant to heat and poor soils.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape. Pruning time: early spring.
Design Ideas
Uniquely resistant to heat and infertile soils, Gold Star is a natural candidate for drought-resistant gardens. Spreading form can be used in an irregular mass as groundcover or as single mounds of color among both shrubs and perennials. Makes a good foundation cover around building walls or along the base of fence lines. A lovely carefree filler for country garden in spots bathed in afternoon heat.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | poh-ten-TIL-a froo-ti-KOH-sa |
| Key feature: | Deer Resistant |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 3 - 7 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast growing to 2 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Easy Care, North American Native Selection |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Rock Garden |
| Flower color: | Yellow |
| Blooms: | Summer through fall |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 6680 |
