Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) vs Northern Gooseberry - TreeTime.ca

Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) vs Northern Gooseberry

Dasiphora fruticosa (Potentilla fruticosa)

Ribes oxyacanthoides

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Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla)
Northern Gooseberry

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.

Northern Gooseberry is a small, ornamental quality native shrub with prickly stems. You can plant it anywhere you'd plant Prickly Rose or Common Wild Rose, such as your yard.

Most people find Northern Gooseberry berries a bit tart for significant fresh eating but they are good for baking, wine or jam.

Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) Quick Facts

Northern Gooseberry Quick Facts

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


Flowers: bright yellow cup-shaped
Berries: purple or purplish black
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, NT, NU
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NL, YT, NT
Other Names: tundra rose
Other Names: canada gooseberry, canadian gooseberry