Common Snowberry vs Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) - TreeTime.ca

Common Snowberry vs Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla)

Dasiphora fruticosa syn. Potentilla fruticosa

Symphoricarpos albus

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Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla)
Common Snowberry

Shrubby Cinquefoil is a small, deciduous flowering shrub. This hardy species is densely covered with leaves and produces pale to bright yellow buttercup-shaped flowers terminally on the stems.

Flowering typically occurs from early to late summer. Shrubby Cinquefoil is a popular ornamental shrub choice and is capable of growing on a variety of sites.

Common Snowberry is a small deciduous shrub with characteristic white to pink flowers and clusters of white fruit.

This North American native species is very adaptable, and can be used for erosion control in riparian and restoration areas. Snowberry's fruit attracts wildlife, and livestock can consume the berries without issue.

Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) Quick Facts

Common Snowberry Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 1a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none


Toxicity: berries toxic to humans
Bark: red-brown shredded bark
Flowers: bright yellow cup-shaped
Flowers: pink to white flowers in spring
Berries: white waxy berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: tundra rose
Other Names: common snowberry