Also called Mount Rainier Cinquefoil, Fan Leaved Cinquefoil, Fanfoil Cinquefoil, Fringe Leaved Cinquefoil, Fan Leaf Cinquefoil, Fan Foil, Fanleaf Cinquefoil
High mountain cinquefoil is a low perennial with yellow five-petaled flowers, native to high-elevation meadows of western North America. It needs cool summers, good drainage and full sun to thrive.
Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then moderately; allow the top of the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty or sandy loam.
Temperature
5–25 °C; tolerates hard winter cold.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not known to be toxic. Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
W. Canada to W. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate
About
Potentilla flabellifolia is a species of cinquefoil known by the common names high mountain cinquefoil, fanleaf cinquefoil and fan-foil.
Where it grows
The plant is native to western North America from British Columbia to California and to Wyoming. It grows in higher elevation mountainous habitat, such as summertime meadows. It produces one or more erect stems from a branching caudex and system of rhizomes.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Potentilla flabellifolia 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.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.