| Description | Three-toothed Cinquefoil (Sibbaldiopsis tridentata) This white flowering low growing plant can thrive in droughty habitats with poor soils where there is little competition from other plants. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Wild Flowers |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | aveage, tolerates poor soil |
| Flowers | terminal small, less than 1/2 inch, white, triangular sepals shorter than petals |
| Fruit | tiny hairy brown seeds |
| Leaves | green, simple, lower are attached by a stalk, upper are stalkless (sessil), have three toothed notches at the apex (tip) of the blade, burgundy in the fall |
| Stems | herbaceous branches, hairy, green to reddish green, growing annually from the woody crown, mostly spreading with some upright, a compact subshrub |
| Dimensions | 3-6 by 12-15 inches, (HS) spreading |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Misc Facts | "Thriving in droughty habitats with poor soils where there is little competition, Three-toothed Cinquefoil can be grown in the home landscape but will not compete well with other plants, especially in better soils, but may do well in a sunny rock garden." (#191) syn: Potentilla tridentata |
| Notes & Reference | #164-Heritage Flower Farm (www.heritageflowerfarm.com), #191-Minnesota Wild Flowers (www.minnesotawildflowers.info) |
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