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Rosaceae
Shrubby Cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
steadfast and dependable.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Dasiphora
- Native to
- Northern Hemisphere (Europe, Asia, North America)
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 1-4 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, adaptable
- Water
- low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 2-7
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Shrubby cinquefoil holds the record as one of the widest-ranging shrubs in the Northern Hemisphere — wild plants grow from Ireland to Japan, and from the Arctic to the Himalayas.
- It blooms for up to 5 months — longer than almost any other hardy shrub — beginning in May and continuing until hard frost in October.
- Incredibly cold-hardy to -40°F, it thrives in Alaskan tundra and high-altitude Tibetan plateau, places where few flowering shrubs survive.
- The name 'cinquefoil' means 'five-leaf' in Old French, referring to the five leaflets that make up each compound leaf — a trait shared with many rose family members.
- Modern cultivars come in a palette from white to gold to orange-red, developed from wild plants collected across its vast natural range.
Color meanings
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dependability
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steadfastness
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cheerful reliability