Shrubby Cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
Shrubby cinquefoil is a tough, compact shrub covered in butter-yellow flowers all summer, thriving from alpine meadows to tough urban sites. Cold-hardy, drought-tolerant, and deer-resistant.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline, acidic
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- foundation
- Native states
- AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY