Happy Face® White Potentilla

Bring on the cheer with Happy Face® White Potentilla PP#22,732 (Potentilla fruticosa 'Kupinpa'), a Proven Winners® flowering shrub bursting with brilliant pure-white blossoms! This compact deciduous bush blooms from late spring through frost, with delicate yellow centers that sparkle like little suns!

This Proven Winners® selection is a superior form of the beloved Potentilla, bred for stronger growth, disease resistance, and a clean, mounded shape. The fine-textured, ferny green foliage forms a neat ball of color that serves as a backdrop to its pristine white blooms. With its tidy habit and non-stop flowers, Happy Face® White makes maintenance a breeze while delivering continuous seasonal interest!

Native to cool regions of the Northern Hemisphere, Potentilla shrubs (members of the Rose family) have long been valued as tough, cheerful landscape plants. In modern gardens, they are prized for their resilience and reliability. Relatives include other flowering bushes and hardy shrubs like Spirea, Roses, and Cinquefoils, making this plant a charming cousin in the Rosaceae family tree!

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Key Features

• Proven Winners® compact deciduous flowering bush with pure white blooms
• Long blooming season from late spring until frost
• Fine-textured, ferny green foliage
• Low-maintenance, disease-resistant, and cold-hardy
• Grows 2-3 feet tall and wide - great for small gardens and borders

Landscaping Uses

Happy Face® White Potentilla is the perfect plant for small spaces or mass plantings where a long season of color is desired. Its petite size makes it easy to tuck into any sunny nook. Growing just 2-3 feet tall and wide, it's the perfect flowering bush for borders, beds, and brightening up landscapes with a long season of bloom.

• Border edging and front-of-bed accents
• Mass plantings for a sea of white flowers
• Foundation plantings for a cheerful, low-maintenance structure
• Container gardening spillers for patios and porches
• Mixed shrub borders and bright facer shrubs

Care & Maintenance

Happy Face® White Potentilla thrives in USDA zones 2-7. This hardy deciduous flowering shrub is incredibly cold-tolerant and reliable, with a neat, mounded growth habit. For extra tips, see our guide on caring for Potentilla shrubs.

• Planting Time - Best planted in spring or fall
• Sun Requirements - Full sun for best blooms, tolerates light part shade
• Soil Requirements - Adaptable to average, well-drained soils; tolerates clay, rocky, and poor soils once established
• Moisture Needs - Moderate; use the Finger Test to check soil moisture - regular watering the first year is key
• Mulch - Apply a 3-4 inch layer of mulch to conserve moisture and protect roots
• Fertilization Needs - Light feeding in spring with balanced shrub fertilizer or compost
• Pruning Info - Prune lightly in early spring to shape; remove dead or damaged wood after bloom
• Renewal Pruning - Every few years, cut back one-third of the oldest stems to encourage fresh growth
• Special Perks - Deer-resistant, drought-tolerant once established, highly cold-hardy, pollution-tolerant, and low maintenance

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White Blooms Make a Happy Statement

With its Proven Winners® pedigree, long bloom time, and cold-hardiness, Happy Face® White Potentilla is a garden must-have! Order yours today from Nature Hills and enjoy months of dazzling blooms right at your doorstep.