Family: Rosaceae

Scientific Name: Potentilla porphyrantha

Common Name: Potentilla porphyrantha

Description

Potentilla porphyrantha is a good plant for Alpine and rock gardens.  Needs full sun and scree-like or very well drained soil.

 

Pronunciation(po-ten-TILL-a)
Plant TypePerennials Hardy
Hardiness Zone(2)3
Sunlightfull
Moistureaverage
Soil & Sitescree type soil, must be well drained
Flowerspink
Leavessilvery, tomentose (felted)
Dimensionsless than 6 inches tall
Propagationseeds
Native SiteCaucasus, grows in Armenia in Gegham on the mountains Sevsar and Agusarka, and in Zangezur on the mountain Mets Ishkhanasar, found growing in crevices
Misc FactsThis is listed as a critically endangered plant
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