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< back Common name: slender cinquefoil Scientific name: Potentilla gracilis Duration: Perennial Family: Rosaceae (Rose) Habitat: Moist to seasonally dry, full sun to partial shade, moderate drought tolerance but water use is low; this plant is not particular about soil type, as long as the site is well-drained Blooming period: Late spring to early summer Color: Bright yellow flowers that resemble strawberry blossoms Height: 2-3' Planting Time: Potentillas should be one of your first choices if you are planning a butterfly garden, as butterflies find them a very attractive nectar source. Deer are not fond of potentilla. Mysteries The lowly cinquefoil is a rose, A fact that any botanist knows, Though it seems to me a mystery How such a lowly plant can be Sibling to a flower that grows As glorious as a garden rose. The bigger question does remain: How you pronounce that funny name? Does it “sink” or does it “sank” As it wanders up the bank? And as it creep across the soil What pray tell does it foil? Jack Sanders Seeding Requirements: Plant seeds out in late fall. If a spring planting is necessary be sure to plant as early as possible, i.e. early March, in order for these seeds to receive the 30 days of cold moist conditions they require. Planting Instructions: Sow seeds directly in the ground or in pots at 1/8" in late fall or very early spring as these seeds require 30 days of cold moist conditions for successful germination. Seeds will sprout in the spring! Maintain a moist seed bed in the spring; gradually reducing watering following the first year of establishment. Clipping spent flowers is recommended if volunteers not desired. Seeds per pound: 1,712,000 Seeding rate: 1 oz/200 sq.ft. Potentilla is a Latin diminutive term from potens which means “powerful” and refers to the strong medicinal properties that some species within this genus have gracilis is a Latin term meaning slender, slight or graceful
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