Potentilla
Potentilla is a large genus in the rose family, Rosaceae, distributed around the northern hemisphere. Most species have yellow flowers, but a few bloom white, pink or red flowers. They grow best in full sun if fairly dry, poor soil.
Dwarf yellow cinquefoil is a low growing rock garden plant with yellow flowers.
A hybrid cinquefoil with white flowers.
Potentilla atrosanguinea var. argyrophylla
Ruby cinquefoil is a hardy perennial with bright red flowers. Var. argyrophylla is a variety with orange flowes.
Ruby cinquefoil is a hardy perennial with bright red flowers.
Woolly cinquefoil is a hardy rock garden plant with yellow flowers.
Potentilla nepalensis 'Roxana'
Nepalese cinquefoil is a medium sized perennial with pink flowers in late summer. 'Roxana' is a medium sized variety with bicoloured flowers, crimson and pale yellow.
Potentilla nepalensis 'Melton Fire'
Nepalese cinquefoil is a medium sized perennial with pink flowers in late summer. 'Melton Fire' is a medium sized variety with bicoloured flowers, crimson and pale yellow.
Potentilla nepalensis 'Ron McBeath'
Nepalese cinquefoil is a medium sized perennial with pink flowers in late summer. 'Ron McBeath' is a variety with pink flowers.
Nepalese cinquefoil is a medium sized perennial with pink flowers in late summer.
Spring cinquefoil is a very floriferous spring flowering plant that forms a low mound of glossy green leaves that becomes smothered with golden yellow flowers in May.
Dolomite cinquefoil is a mat forming rock garden plant with silvery-green foliage and almost sessile pink flowers.
Rock cinquefoil is a medium sized perennial with white flowers.