Description
Potentilla ‘Limelight’
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Limelight’
- Zone: 2
Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Mature Size: 3′ high x 3′ wide
Shrub Form: Dwarf, spreading
Foliage Color: Blue-green
Flowers: Ivory with yellow centres
Flowering Time: Late Spring to early fall
Growth Rate: Fast
Uses: Ground cover, low hedge, mass plantings, foundation, accent
Description: A very hardy, dwarf spreading shrub with tiny blue-green leaves and large, creamy white blooms from spring to fall. A reliable, long blooming, and rugged shrub well-suited to prairie landscapes.
Ornamental Features: Large, creamy yellow buttercup-type flowers appear at the ends of the branches in late spring. Flowers are a cheerful yellow in the centre, giving the blooms a luminous appearance. Bluish-green foliage throughout the season turns yellow in the fall.
Landscape Attributes: Dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a dwarf spreading habit of growth. Low maintenance; best pruned in late winter. Deer resistant. Drought tolerant once established.
