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Finger bush (Potentilla fruticosa)

The cinquefoil is a wonderful, richly flowering shrub that combines well with almost anything. Whether with roses, grasses, summer flowers, or pine species, it's a true all-rounder, whether grown alone or as a low flowering hedge.

Growth form:

The shrub is densely branched and deciduous, growing half to one and a half meters tall and wide, and upright and broadly bushy from the base.

Leaf and flower:

The brown fruit capsules, which ripen in September, are somewhat unattractive. The countless, slightly broad yellow flowers, however, are a true splendor and bloom from June to October. Depending on the variety, they can also be white, pink, or red. The feathery leaflets, which are three to seven-petaled and slightly hairy, are green or blue-green.

Site requirements/care measures:

Heat, as well as dry air and soil, can be detrimental to the cinquefoil. It requires a lot of light, so a sunny to lightly shaded spot is recommended. The garden soil should be fresh to moderately moist, well-drained, and acidic to slightly alkaline. A heavy pruning in spring is also advisable; this increases flowering and the size of the blossoms.

Varieties:

'Abbotswood': blooms in brilliant white, densely bushy with -1.2 m height
'Goldkissen': Flowers in delicate lemon yellow, growth slightly rounder and 0.4 m high
'Pretty Polly': light pink flowers, with bushy, broad growth, 0.6 m high
'Red Ace': orange-red flowers, with a straight growth, almost 1 m high

TEXT: Nora Kriegs

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