Description
Potentilla ‘Red Joker’
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Red Joker’
Zone: 2
Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Mature Size: 2-3′ H x 2-3′ W
Shrub Form: Dwarf, mounded
Foliage Color: Blue-green
Flowers: Vermillion red
Flowering Time: Late spring to early fall
Growth Rate: Fast
Uses: Ground cover, low hedge, mass plantings, foundation, accent
Description: A very rugged and hardy, compact shrub with tiny blue-green leaves and a profusion of rusty red buttercup-type flowers. A reliable and long blooming shrub well-suited to prairie landscapes.
Ornamental Features: Large, vermillion red cup-shaped flowers appear at the ends of the branches in late spring. Flowers are a unique orangey red with yellow centres, giving the whole shrub the appearance of a vibrant sunset. 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.
