Description

Key Information:

Soil: Mesic (Medium)
Sun: Full Sun
Height: 3-4 feet
Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Season: June – October

More Details:

Suggested Uses:  Shrubby Cinquefoil is a beautiful, drought tolerant shrub that does well on a variety of soil types, from sand to clay. It can grow quite wide (up to 5 feet) so give it plenty of space. Deer and rabbit resistant. Gets wide, give plenty of space, up to 5 feet.

Native Range: Native to the Great Lakes, New England and the West. Native to Minnesota and most commonly found along the shores of Lake Superior or wetlands in the northwest corner of the state.

Pollinators: Bees and butterflies.

Flowers: Flowers are small (about 1″ in diameter), bright yellow with 5 petals each.

Leaves: Palmately compound with hairs on woody stems.

More Information: USDA plant profile

Photo credit: Walter Siegmund  CC BY-SA 3.0  from Wikimedia Commons