Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) vs Mongolian Cherry - TreeTime.ca

Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) vs Mongolian Cherry

Prunus fruticosa

Dasiphora fruticosa (Potentilla fruticosa)

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Mongolian Cherry
Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla)

Mongolian Cherry is a hardy shrub that is often grown as an ornamental. This plant makes an attractive flowering hedgerow that requires little maintenance. The dark red cherries are tart and desirable for baking, wine-making, and canning. This shrub is popular with wildlife.

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.

Mongolian Cherry Quick Facts

Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 1a
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium


Flowers: clusters of white flowers
Flowers: bright yellow cup-shaped
Fruit: tart dark red cherry
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, NT, NU
Other Names: dwarf cherry, european dwarf cherry, steppe cherry
Other Names: tundra rose