Yellow Gem Potentilla

Potentilla fruticosa 'Yellow Gem'

A hardy, tough, adaptable plant. An dense, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a low growing, spreading, mounded habit of growth making it the lowest growing Potentilla. Large yellow blooms persist throughout the season, from late spring through fall (June until frost). New growth emerges red in colour. Longest bloom period of all Potentilla. Features grey-green ferny foliage throughout the season, turning to a yellow colour in fall.

Type: Deciduous Shrub

Height: 2 ft

Spread: 3 ft

Zone: 2

Sun: Full Sun

Soil: Well Drained

Flower: Spring, Yellow

Fruit: No Fruit

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Size: Small size shrub

Growth Rate: Slow growth rate

Applications: Used as an accent, hedge or in a mass planting

Deer/Rabbit: Deer resistant

Xeriscape: Xeriscape

Birds/Bees/Hummingbirds: Attracts butterflies

Sun: Full Sun

Drainage: Requires moist well drained soil, but will not tolerate standing water

Maintenance: Low maintenance

Pruning: Best pruned in late winter or early spring once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Prune to ground every few year to avoid "woody" appearance