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Potentilla clevelandii

Horkelia clevelandii

Also called Cleveland's horkelia

Potentilla clevelandii
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0

Cleveland's horkelia is a native perennial herb of southern California and Baja California, forming clumps of fernlike leaves with white flowers on slender stems. It suits dry, sunny, well-drained gardens, and it is best grown from a native-plant nursery rather than treated as a standard border plant.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established, and avoid wet soil, especially in summer.
Soil
Sandy or gravelly, fast-draining soil; poor soil is acceptable.
Temperature
Tolerates mild Mediterranean-type climates; hardy to about -5 °C, with hot dry summers.
How easy
Moderate

About

Potentilla clevelandii, also known as Cleveland's horkelia, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is native to the Peninsular Ranges of southern California and northern Baja California.

Other Potentilla plants

Potentilla californica · Potentilla daucifolia · Potentilla rydbergii · Potentilla micheneri · Potentilla yadonii · Potentilla muirii · Potentilla paniculata · Potentilla pickeringii · Potentilla rhypara · Potentilla santolinoides · Potentilla webberi · White Cinquefoil

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Potentilla clevelandii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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