General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 6-24 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Will Naturalize
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Stolons and runners
Pollinators: Flies
Bees

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Common names
  • Common Cinquefoil
  • Old Field Cinquefoil
  • Oldfield Cinquefoil
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Potentilla simplex
  • Synonym: Callionia simplex

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