Potentilla does not mind sharing space with other plants so it is quite at home in a mixed shrub bed. It also has enough textural interest because of its finely cut foliage to act as a accent plant.

Q: I would like to plant a potentilla shrub this spring, but I’m wondering if there’s a reason not to. I’ve been told that potentillas used to be very common in the area, but have fallen out ...

After digging the holes, the adults helped the children set the shrubs — St. John’s Wort, Weigela and Goldfinger Potentilla — into the holes, fill them part way with sphagnum peat moss and ...