Potentilla supina (also known as Potentilla paradoxa)

Bushy Cinquefoil

• Annual or Biennial
• Prefers sandy soils with plenty of available moisture (shorelines) 
• Grows 4” to 12” tall and spreads horizontally 12” to 30”
• Summer blooming
• Native to Ontario, May not adapt well to garden conditions.

New to me this year, grown from seeds from Prairie Moon Nursery https://www.prairiemoon.com/potentilla-paradoxa-bushy-cinquefoil-prairie-moon-nursery.html 

This is a low growing, spreading species that is most likely to be found on beaches and shorelines. I’m curious to find out how adaptable they are to garden and container settings as part so I though I’d give them a try.

Please check out the Prairie Moon listing at the link above for more details.

Photos by Stefan.lefnaer and Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz from Wikimedia Commons