tormentil
Potentilla erecta
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 18 inches tall12 to 18 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Tormentil (Potentilla erecta) is an herb for borders, pollinator gardens, and low maintenance planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Yellow flowers appear in spring and again in summer, and butterflies and bees visit the blooms. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It stays 12 to 18 inches tall and wide.
Pairs well with Jacob Cline spotted beebalm, Blue Paradise garden phlox, and Angelica.
Native range
Europe, Central Asia, Africa, Altay, and 6 more places. See all 10
Europe, Central Asia, Africa, Altay, Azores, Corse, Føroyar, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., and Türkiye.