Goldfinger Potentilla

Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger'

Sku #6668

A versatile small shrub that charms with its cheery yellow buttercup-like flowers. Fine-textured green foliage on a mounded form. Use as a colorful accent in shrub borders. An easy to care for shrub that is highly adaptable, that works well for foundation plantings and perennial beds. Deciduous.

Light Needs

Full sun

Light Needs
Water Needs

Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
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Key Feature

Durable Flowering Shrub

Light Needs

Full sun

Landscape Uses

Border, Erosion Control, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Ground Cover, Hedge, Mass Planting, Rock Garden, Urban Garden

Watering Needs:Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.

Botanical Pronunciation:poh-ten-TIL-a froo-ti-KOH-sa

Plant type:Shrub

Deciduous/evergreen:Deciduous

Growth habit:Rounded

Growth rate:Moderate

Average landscape size:Moderate growing; reaches 3 ft. tall, 4 ft. wide.

Special features:Easy Care, North American Native Selection, Pet Friendly, Tolerates Road Salt, Tolerates Urban Pollution, Waterwise

Foliage color:Green

Blooms:Late Spring to Early Summer

Flower color:Yellow

Flower attributesShowy Flowers

Garden styleCottage, Rustic

Design IdeasThis yellow-flowering rangy perennial is highly versatile and adapts to unfavorable conditions. Use as a true perennial or as a fast-growing shrub for hot, dry places in the garden. Grow in the perennial border at middle to rear location. Use it as filler between upright, sparse shrubs or among both needled and broadleaf evergreens. An attention-getting foundation plant for front yards. Fine choice for drought-resistant gardens or for that cheerful rangy quality so loved in country or cottage gardens.

Companion PlantsMaiden Grass (Miscanthus); Weigela (Weigela); Spirea (Spiraea); Catmint (Nepeta); Ninebark (Physocarpus)

Care

Care Information

Thrives in light, well-drained, sandy soils. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates moderate dry spells. Fertilize before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy appearance, prune lightly after flowering.Pruning time: early spring.

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