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Potentilla yadonii

Horkelia yadonii

Also called Santa Lucia horkelia

Santa Lucia horkelia is a rare, low perennial herb native to California's Central Coast Ranges, growing in chaparral, woodland and dry meadows. It is seldom cultivated, so care is based on its wild habitat: full sun and very well-drained soil.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established, allowing the soil to dry fully between waterings.
Soil
Fast-draining, gritty or sandy soil; it dislikes wet roots.
Temperature
Tolerates mild to warm Mediterranean-type conditions; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Hard

About

Potentilla yadonii, commonly known as Santa Lucia horkelia, is a rare species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the Central Coast Ranges from Monterey to Santa Barbara Counties. It occupies chaparral and woodland habitat, often in meadows and dry riverbeds. Easily confused with related species, this plant was not recognized as a species of its own until 1993.

Other Potentilla plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Potentilla yadonii 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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