Potentilla porphyrantha
$12.95
Lemon-yellow 1.5-inch saucers punctuate dense cushions of hairy silver-green leaves for several weeks in late spring. Gold sovereign (as it's commonly known) will add loads of ornamental capital to well-drained niches in your garden such as rockeries and walls. Unaccountably scarce in the trade.
Sun; well-drained soil (drought tolerant); 8"x12"; late spring; Zone 5
Propagated from seed; deep 3.5-inch pots
Photo: Anneli Salo