(Shrubby Cinquefoil)

Grown for its summer-long display of coppery-yellow buttercup-shaped flowers, 'Tangerine' is a cultivar of shrubby cinquefoil, a small twiggy deciduous shrub from north temperate regions. Borne in profusion in early summer and in lesser abundance from midsummer to fall, the flowers contrast nicely with the divided gray-green leaves. The stems of this shrub develop modestly attractive peeling bark with age.

This extremely cold-hardy plant is adapted to average to poor sandy or gravelly soils....

(Shrubby Cinquefoil)

This tough cinquefoil has extraordinarily beautiful sunny summer blooms. The buttercup-like flowers are bicolored with bright red-orange centers that radiate out onto deep yellow petals.

Sometimes called Dasiphora fruticosa, cinquefoil is very hardy and originates from north temperate regions from Asia to North America. From summer to frost, many buttercup-like flowers appear with regularity. These contrast nicely with its fine green leaves. A light trim in mid-summer will encourage...

(Veitch's Shrubby Cinquefoil)

Shrubby cinquefoil is a compact, bushy, flowering shrub with dainty foliage. This very hardy plant is native across all north temperate regions from Asia to North America. The variety veitchii is best known for its many white buttercup-like flowers that appear with regularity from summer to frost. These contrast nicely with its small green to gray-green leaves. As branches age, they develop nice peeling bark.

This plant is adapted to average to poor sandy or gravely soils and prefers full sun....

(Cinquefoil)

A pretty clumping cinquefoil that looks like a strawberry plant but with showier leaves, Potentilla magalantha also differs with pretty golden yellow blooms in mid- to late summer. It is an herbaceous perennial native to rocky slopes in eastern China and Japan.

(Cinquefoil, Gold Sovereign Cinquefoil)

A pretty clumping cinquefoil that looks like a strawberry plant but with showier leaves, Potentilla magalantha also differs with pretty golden yellow blooms in mid- to late summer. It is an herbaceous perennial native to rocky slopes in eastern China and Japan.

(Nepalese Cinquefoil)

A clump-forming, bushy perennial, this potentilla has leaves that resemble strawberry plants. Its saucer-shaped red flowers are borne on branching stems that bloom in summer. Originating in alpine regions of the Himalayas, P. nepalensis isn’t fussy about soil quality, but it does require good drainage and full sun for best growth.

(Miss Willmott Cinquefoil, Nepalese Cinquefoil)

The cinquefoil cultivar 'Miss Willmott' is a semi-evergreen perennial grown for its numerous, five-petaled salmon pink flowers with darker centers. It is clump-forming and has coarse, medium green, palm-shaped leaves with five leaflets. Flowers appear from late spring to early fall and are attractive to bees.

This cinquefoil originates from Nepal where it thrives in full sun and poor to moderately fertile well-drained soil. It thrives in full to partial sun, though its leaves can scorch in excessively...

(Nepalese Cinquefoil)

A clump-forming, bushy perennial, this potentilla has leaves that resemble strawberry plants. Its saucer-shaped red flowers are borne on branching stems that bloom in summer. Originating in alpine regions of the Himalayas, P. nepalensis isn’t fussy about soil quality, but it does require good drainage and full sun for best growth.

(Chilean Mesquite)

A common landscape plant in desert regions of the American Southwest, this spiny tree is native to southwestern South America. Most plants sold under this name are unnamed and unarmed selections or hybrids. This semi-deciduous tree rapidly forms a dense spreading canopy of twisting branches. The bright green, fern-like leaves have numerous narrow leaflets. Plants may lose some or all of their leaves in winter, but soon refoliate. Fluffy catkin-like clusters of yellow flowers appear spring, followed...

(Mesquite)

An excellent choice for desert gardens, this shrubby, spiny tree hails from arid regions of Arizona, northern Mexico, and West Texas. It has a gnarled densely branched habit and often develops multiple trunks and a broad crown. From the twisted twigs hang feathery blue-green leaves with numerous narrow leaflets.

Mesquite bears clusters of tiny, fluffy, honey-rich, yellow flowers in spring, followed by large tan pods. Native Americans harvested the pods for a nutritious staple. They also valued...