Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) vs Twining Honeysuckle - TreeTime.ca

Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) vs Twining Honeysuckle

Dasiphora fruticosa (Potentilla fruticosa)

Lonicera dioica

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Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla)
Twining Honeysuckle

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.

Twining Honeysuckle is a vine native to the forests of Canada and the United States.

It can often be found winding up the bark of large trees or spreading out as a ground cover where no supports are present. You will love the attractive, yellow-orange flowers with pink centers which turn into red, inedible berries.

Consider Twining Honeysuckle when trying to achieve a natural, spreading, unkempt look for your garden.

Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) Quick Facts

Twining Honeysuckle Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 3a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: shade, partial shade
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Flowers: bright yellow cup-shaped
Flowers: tubular, yellow-orange
Berries: round, red clusters
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, YT, NT
Other Names: tundra rose
Other Names: glaucous honeysuckle, limber honeysuckle, wild honeysuckle