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Potentilla fruticosa ‘Yellow Gem’

Shrub: Potentilla

Large, bright yellow blooms from summer until fall, on this low-growing, spreading shrub. Grey-green, small, finely-textured foliage with new red stems and a compact habit. Great as a groundcover or for mass plantings. Tough, adaptable plant that is drought and chinook tolerant and deer resistant. Tolerant of a wide variety of soil conditions but should be kept moist until established: during drought will benefit from extra watering. Fertilize in spring with a good compost or an all purpose fertilizer before new growth emerges. Blooms on new wood: annual pruning helps keep the shrub looking tidy and encourages new growth. Cut back one-third of the plant in late winter/early spring before new growth emerges or in fall when plant is dormant.

Available in select potted sizes.