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Potentilla fragarioides

Potentilla fragarioides
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0

Potentilla fragarioides is a low perennial in the rose family, native to temperate Asia, with strawberry-like leaves and small yellow flowers. It is a hardy ground cover that needs moist, well-drained soil and some shade in hot climates.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season, avoiding waterlogging.
Soil
Moist, well-drained loam; tolerates a range of soil types.
Temperature
Hardy to around -30 °C; prefers cool summers and may struggle in prolonged heat above 30 °C.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic. Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Temp. Asia to N. India
Climate
temperate

About

Potentilla fragarioides is a member of the family Rosaceae that is native to China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and Russia.

Other Potentilla plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Potentilla fragarioides 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.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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