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Sibbaldia cuneata

Sibbaldia cuneata
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sibbaldia cuneata is a small, low-growing perennial alpine plant from the Rose family, native to the Himalaya, western and south-central China, and Taiwan. It is grown for its neat rosettes and is best given cool, well-drained conditions in a rock garden.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly in growth and keep the soil moist but never waterlogged, easing off in winter.
Soil
Gritty, free-draining soil or a rock-garden mix with some organic matter.
Temperature
Hardy to about -15 °C; prefers cool summers and suffers in prolonged heat.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Afghanistan to W. & SC. China, Taiwan
Climate
temperate

About

Sibbaldia cuneata, the cuneate cinquefoil or five finger cinquefoil, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Himalaya, China, and Taiwan. As its synonym Potentilla cuneata it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sibbaldia cuneata 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.

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