This perennial has slender stems and forms a prostrate habit. It has divided mid green leaves with toothed oblong mid green leaflets and the yellow saucer-shaped flowers appear in clusters above the foliage from spring to summer.  

Hardiness zones 5 to 9

Potentilla aurea is naturally found in the Pyrenees Alps in Europe growing in meadows or at mountain bases on scree. It prefers an open sunny position and grows on very well drained, stony moist loams. It is frost hardy and mildly drought tolerant.

Yellow Cinquefoil is grown for its flowers and its low spreading habit. It is planted in small or cottage gardens as a ground cover or used in rockeries. It is suitable for costal and mountainous regions and establishes in 2 to 3 years. It is also planted in patio pots, between stepping stones or used in commercial gardens. ID 1236

Potentilla (po-ten-TIL-la) aurea (OW-ree-ah)

Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee)
Rose Family