Potentilla porphyrantha

Here's a little beauty for the rock garden or alpine trough. Low tuffets of tiny, furry, silvery leaves are topped by comparatively enormous pink flowers in spring.

Zones: 3 to 8

Family: Rosaceae

Type: Perennial

Height: 2 to 4 in.

Spread: 6 to 9 in.

Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade

Soil Conditions: Scree, rock garden

Bloom Time: May to July

Bloom Color: pink

Native Range: Caucasus Mountains