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Happy Face® White Potentilla fruticosa

Flower Season
  • Summer
Mature Size
3' 3' 91cm 91cm
Height: 2' - 3'
Spread: 2' - 3'
Height: 61cm - 91cm
Spread: 61cm - 91cm
  • Details

    24 - 36 Inches
    36 - 48 Inches
    24 - 36 Inches
    61cm - 91cm
    91cm - 1.2m
    61cm - 91cm

    Features

    Extra large, pure white flowers adorn this plant from spring to late summer. 

    Happy Face White potentilla has a dense habit with dark green foliage.  Excellent for mass plantings and commercial landscapes. 

    Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer
    Long Blooming
    Salt Tolerant
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Native to North America

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Deciduous
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm
    Spacing: 
    36 - 48 Inches 91cm - 1.2m
    Spread: 
    24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm
    Flower Colors: 
    White
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun
    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Blooms On: 
    New Wood
    Bloom Time: 
    Early Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Mid Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses Notes: 

    A very durable landscape plant, Happy Face White potentilla is a great choice for mass plantings. Very tough and hardy, it will thrive in many challenging locations. The crisp white flowers look great with many popular annuals.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Prefers moist, well drained soils but will tolerate poor, dry conditions once established.  Prune off one third of the branches in late winter to keep the habit full and attractive.

    Happy Face® White Potentilla fruticosa 'White Lady' USPP 22,761
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    • Potentillas in general are lovely. But the white and pink versions are especially choice in the border.

      KAREN I PETERSEN
      , New Mexico
      , United States
      , 2 years ago
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