
How to grow shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
When to plant shrubby cinquefoil
Plant this deciduous shrub while dormant, in fall or early spring. Extension guidance rates fall (early enough for roots to establish before the ground freezes) as the best time and spring, just before growth begins, as the next best.
Shrubby Cinquefoil is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 36 to 60 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 5 to 8.5
Common problems
- heat stress in warm zones
- legginess without pruning
Sources
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (NC State Extension): Dasiphora fruticosa (Shrubby Cinquefoil, Potentilla)
- Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center: Planting Shrubs Correctly (HGIC 1052)
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