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  • Potentilla porphyrantha (pink cinquefoil)
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pink cinquefoil

Potentilla porphyrantha | pink cinquefoil

Here's a little beauty for the rock garden or alpine trough. Low tuffets of tiny, furry, silvery leaves are topped by comparatively enormous pink flowers in spring.

Zones: 3 to 8
Family: Rosaceae
Type: Perennial
Height: 2 to 4 in.
Spread: 6 to 9 in.
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions: Scree, rock garden
Bloom Time: May to July
Bloom Color: pink
Native Range: Caucasus Mountains

Special Characteristics
  • Deer-resistant
  • Rabbit resistant
  • Drought resistant
  • Snail Resistant
image credits

Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz,CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Potentilla porphyrantha (pink cinquefoil)

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Potentilla porphyrantha | pink cinquefoil

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The Old Dairy Nursery Garden Map updated May 2-25
 
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