Potentilla Primrose Beauty
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
Potentilla Primrose Beauty highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Botanical Name
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Growing Zones
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Mature Height
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Mature Spread
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Sun ExposureFull Sun
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Growth RateMedium
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Pollinator Friendly
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Pruning Time
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Bloom PeriodSummer, Fall
Growing Zones 2-7
A slice of sunny perfection! Are you new to gardening and having trouble picking out something easy, but pretty and bushy that will fill up some sunny bare spot? Or are you a long-time gardener with a sunny garden spot where you just can't seem to coax anything to grow and play nice? Well, the Primrose Beauty Potentilla (Potentilla fruticosa 'Primrose Beauty') is the answer to your prayers!
Consistently on "Top 10" lists of no-fuss landscape plants. Primrose Beauty is a deciduous (meaning that it loses its leaves in the winter) arching shrub with grey-green leaves. And as lovely as the leaves are, the real star power here is the pale primrose-yellow flowers that bloom for months and months! The prolific pale yellow flowers can bloom for up to five full months starting in the spring and continuing until hard frost.
The flowers look like Wild Roses, which makes sense because they are a relative of the Rose family! Hardy throughout USDA growing zones 2 to 7, these deciduous shrubs grow 2-3 feet tall and 3-4 feet in width. Disease, drought, pest, cold, and highly adaptable, there's little these tough native cultivars tolerate extremes while looking pretty doing it!
Planting and Application:
What is outstanding about Primrose Beauty is that the color will go with anything else in your garden. You won't find a color that they will clash with, so plant them freely! The buttery blooms and blue-green foliage, plus the Primrose Beauty's fine texture, add a pastel and soft calming presence to Pollinator, Perennial, and Cottage gardens!
But its rugged nature also makes it look lovely in more adverse conditions! That is where Potentilla comes into play. Potentilla becomes the workhorse of your landscape. Great for xeric-scaping and fire-wise landscapes alike!
Everyone has one of those spots in the garden that is hot and dry, and nothing seems to do very well. Because Primrose Beauty tolerates urban conditions, it's often used in commercial settings and is sure to do incredibly for your garden. Maybe you have an eroding slope or hard-to-mow embankment. Mulch the area and mass a group of Potentilla for an easy ground cover for you.
- Beautiful Pale Yellow Flowers
- Blooms up to Five Full Months!
- Blue Grey-Green Fine-Textured Foliage
- Vital Bee & Butterfly Pollen & Nectar
- Low-Growing Hedges, Borders, Accents, En Masse & Edging
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Potentillas are low-maintenance natives of North America and these cultivars also display the same hardiness and adaptability! They thrive in just about any soil, are super hardy, flower prolifically, are cold-hardy, and are very disease and pest resistant!
They do best in full sun and moist, well-drained soil and love sunny, exposed areas. Provide regular moisture during their first growing season and supplemental moisture throughout their first summer. A touch of fertilizer and a 3-4 inch thick layer of mulch around the plant's roots will give them insulation and support.
Potentillas are best pruned in late winter to control size and shape. Pruning is simple and may only have to be done every other year or so. Once the plants have been in place for a few years or more, perform a renewal pruning every 3-5 years, simply remove the tallest and thickest stems out right to the ground leaving the thinner stems in place to flower profusely.
- The Most Blooms in Full Sun
- Highly Adaptable to any Well-Drained Soil
- Moderate to Low Moisture Needs Once Established
- Prune Late Winter To Shape
- Incredibly Cold-Hardy & Versatile
- Easy to Grow & Care for
Extremely versatile in your color scheme with no fuss. What's not to love about Potentilla Primrose Beauty? These popular plants can sell out fast, so order yours early from Nature Hills!
