Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) vs Pygmy Caragana - TreeTime.ca

Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) vs Pygmy Caragana

Dasiphora fruticosa syn. Potentilla fruticosa

Caragana pygmaea

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Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla)
Pygmy Caragana

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.

Pygmy Caragana is a shrub that is related to Common Caragana and has a compact size that is suitable for yards with limited space. Its size is perfect for landscaping and decorative hedges, and requires little maintenance. This nitrogen fixer has fine-textured foliage and small yellow flowers. Much like Common Caragana, it is hardy and drought tolerant.

Popular as a low maintenance commercial landscaping shrub and for hedging. This species does have tiny spines that might poke you a bit. It has a nice appealing texture when mature.

Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) Quick Facts

Pygmy Caragana Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 2b
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none


Flowers: bright yellow cup-shaped
Flowers: prolific tiny yellow pea-like flowers
Seeds: prolific seedpods are edible
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: tundra rose
Other Names: pygmy peashrub