| Description | A low growing ground cover creating a carpet of yellow flowers in the early spring. Looks a lot like wild strawberry plants. |
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| Pronunciation | (po-ten-TILL-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full to part sun |
| Moisture | average to dry |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | yellow, 1/2 inch, produced in 3-5 flowered cymes at the end of 6 inches ascending stems, early May |
| Leaves | palmate compound, forms mat of foliage consisting of decumbent 2-5 inch rooting stems |
| Dimensions | 2-4 inches tall spreading as far as there is room. |
| Propagation | division, I use to buy this plant early in the spring from a nursery that would field grow it. We would just separate the clumps and pot them up for sale. |
| Native Site | western Europe |
| Misc Facts | (SYN: Potentilla verna, Potentilla verna 'Nana', Potentilla tabernaemontanii 'Nana') |
| Notes & Reference | #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) |
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