Potentilla x tonguei

Also Known As

Potentilla tonguei
Cinquefoil

Plant type

perennial, groundcover

size

H: 4"-8"
W: 12"-18"

planting zones

4a-9b

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Potentilla x tonguei plant details

Potentilla x tonguei is a fast-growing broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial groundcover with green foliage. In spring and summer orange and yellow flowers emerge. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and even moisture - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Potentilla x tonguei

Plant type: perennial groundcover
Plant family: rosaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 12 IN - 18 IN - wide, 4 IN - 8 IN - tall
Flowers: orange and yellow blooms in spring and summer
Uses: long-lived, mat-forming

GROWING CONDITIONS for Potentilla x tonguei

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: even moisture - low
Resistant to: heat and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Many small bright flowers, yellow with a red base, dot this prostrate perennial (stems to 1'); an excellent ground cover. S/M

By: Forestfarm

Throughout summer, Staghorn Cinquefoil will scramble along the ground and over walls with its handsome evergreen textural leaves, deeply cut and punctuated by warm apricot flowers with orange-red centers. 6" tall, 12 - 15" wide. Minimum temperature: -30?F

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

Clump-forming with dark green leaves and long, spreading flower stems. Bowl-shaped, apricot flowers are marked with carmine-red eyes, quite unusual.

By: Edelweiss Perennials

This is an excellent mat-forming perennial with handsome leaves and 1" amber orange flowers with a red interior in May-June and occasionally thereafter. Tough little guy getting a foot across with semi-evergreen leaves. Decent soil that doesn't dry out. Long-lived.

By: Far Reaches Farm

Apricot-yellow flowers with red centers adorn this low-growing perennial beginning in early summer, sitting above the mats of green foliage. Fast-growing, to only 4-6" tall spreading to 12-18" wide, these love full sun. Accepting of summer water but tolerant of periods of drought. Said to be deer resistant. Evergreen into the teens °F and frost hardy to -30 °F, USDA zone 4.