Happy Face® Orange Potentilla fruticosa
- Part Shade
- Sun
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Details
18 - 30 Inches24 - 36 Inches24 - 36 Inches46cm - 76cm61cm - 91cm61cm - 91cmFeatures
Years’ worth of work have led to this dream come true! While you may have seen other orange potentillas, none of them hold their color through the summer like Happy Face® Orange. Its little blooms are a cheerful creamsicle hue and they actually stay that way. They arrive in incredible quantities all throughout the growing season. No matter the growing conditions. Potentilla gets a sad wrap as a parking lot plant, but that’s just because it is so dang reliable. No worries about deer, drought, or salt. It’s ready to feed pollinators wherever you plant it, as edging, groundcover, or as a mass planting in the border.
Top reasons to grow Happy Face Orange potentilla?
- Tough North American native plant
- Long bloom time
- Feeds pollinators
Continuous Bloom or RebloomerLong BloomingDrought TolerantSalt TolerantAttracts:BeesButterfliesResists:DeerNative to North AmericaCharacteristics
Plant Type:ShrubShrub Type:DeciduousHeight Category:ShortGarden Height:18 - 30 Inches 46cm - 76cmSpacing:24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cmSpread:24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cmFlower Colors:OrangeFlower Shade:Light orangeFoliage Colors:GreenFoliage Shade:GreenHabit:MoundedContainer Role:FillerPlant Needs
Light Requirement:Part ShadeLight Requirement:SunThe 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:EasyBlooms On:New WoodBloom Time:SummerBloom Time:SpringHardiness Zones:2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7bWater Category:AverageSoil Fertility Requirement:Average SoilSoil Fertility Requirement:Poor SoilUses:Border PlantUses:ContainerUses:ContainersUses:Edging PlantUses:GroundcoverUses:LandscapeUses:Mass PlantingUses Notes:Mixed borders; foundation plantings; mass plantings.
Maintenance Notes:Prefers moist, well drained soils but will tolerate poor, dry conditions once established. Trim to shape each spring if you'd like. Prune out one-third of the branches every 3 to 5 years in late winter to keep the habit full and attractive.
Fun Facts:Scientific name used to be Potentilla, but was reclassified into the genus Dasiphora.
Happy Face® Orange Potentilla fruticosa 'Minporoug01' USPPAF, Can PBRAF
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