Scarlet Cinquefoil
Potentilla thurberi
Scarlet cinquefoil is a Southwestern mountain perennial unusual for its deep wine-red flowers over a long summer season, a drought-tolerant, long-blooming native for sunny borders.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- red
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AZ, NM
Related native plants
More Potentilla species
- Common Cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex)
- Tall Cinquefoil (Potentilla arguta)
- Slender Cinquefoil (Potentilla gracilis)