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Bigflower Cinquefoil (Potentilla fissa, syn. Drymocallis fissa) | $12.99 | 4-inch pot
🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Native to the Rocky Mountains — native to Colorado and abundant here • USDA Growing Zones: 3-7 • Height: 6-18 inches • Spread: 10-18 inches
🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Late spring through midsummer • Colors: Soft pale yellow • Flower Type: Open clusters of 1-inch, 5-petaled buttercup-like flowers • Bloom Period: May-August
☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun to light shade • Water: Very low to low • Soil: Dry, rocky, gravelly or sandy well-drained soil; thrives in lean ground • Spacing: 12-18 inches apart
🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Birds: Small seeds taken by ground-foraging songbirds • Native Bees: Very good — open bowl flowers give easy pollen access • Butterflies: Nectar for small butterflies and skippers • Beneficial Insects: Excellent for hoverflies, tachinid flies & small parasitoid wasps
🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Clean out dead leaves; divide now if needed; no fertilizer • Summer: Shear spent flowers for tidiness and possible rebloom; keep dry • Fall: Leave seed heads to self-sow; basal foliage stays semi-evergreen • Winter: Fully hardy; avoid heavy wet mulch over the crown
🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:
✨ Unique Characteristics: • Genuine Colorado montane native • Abundant large pale-yellow flowers over a long season • Compact, tidy, low-maintenance clump • Thrives in poor rocky soil • A real beneficial-insect magnet