shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
USDA zones2 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Circumneutral (pH 6.8-7.2)
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa) is a shrub for borders, hedges, rock gardens, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to moist soil of most types. Its long-blooming yellow flowers attract butterflies and bees. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. It also gives good erosion control and needs little care.
Pairs well with Rocky mountain juniper, Emerald Pink moss phlox, Pearly everlasting, and Red fescue.
Native range
AK, AL, AZ, CA, and 37 more places. See all 41
AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY; AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, and YT.