tall cinquefoil
Drymocallis arguta
USDA zones3 to 7
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Tall cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta) is a perennial for meadow and low maintenance plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Stout, sticky-hairy stems grow 2 to 3 feet tall. Pale yellow or creamy white flowers crowd into large clusters that attract bees.
Pairs well with Foxtail barley, Ring of Fire sunflower, and Gro-Low fragrant sumac.
Native range
AK, AR, AZ, CO, and 35 more places. See all 39
AK, AR, AZ, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY; NB, ON, PE, and SK.