Potentilla chrysantha Trev.

Fully hardy perennial with leaves consisting of 5-9 leaflets, to 10cm long, with serrated margins, and terminal cymes of golden yellow flowers, to 2.5cm across, on stems to 50cm.  [RHSD, Hortus].

Horticultural & Botanical History

Introduced to Britain in 1827.  [JD].  Don.

History at Camden Park

Listed only in the 1845 catalogue.

Notes

Potentilla chrysantha Lehm. = Potentilla gracilis Doug. ex Hook. var. glabrata (Lehm.) C.L.Hitche, a North American species.  This is a possibility for Macarthur’s plant.

Published Feb 08, 2009 - 03:39 PM | Last updated Feb 04, 2010 - 12:35 PM

More details about Potentilla chrysantha Trev.
Family Rosaceae
Category
Region of origin

Central and Southern Europe
Synonyms
  • Potentilla thuringiaca Bernh. Ex Link
  • Potentilla micropetala Rchb.
  • Potentilla heptaphylla Mill.
Common Name

Cinqufoil
Name in the Camden Park Record

Potentilla chrysantha 
Confidence level medium