CINQUEFOIL
Potentilla recta

   Synonym(s): roughfruit cinquefoil, sulfur (or erect) cinquefoil, sulfur cinquefoil

   Rhizomes are rich in tannin. Ideal for diarrhea and as a soothing application to burns. Sulfur yellow flowers. Blooms first appear in late spring and continue into early fall.  Thrives in dry open areas.

   Grow in average, dry to medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tolerates somewhat wide range of soil conditions. No serious insect or disease problems.

  The fruit of sulfur cinquefoil is edible, raw or cooked. The unripe fruit is reportedly almost as pleasant as the fully ripe fruit.
Medicinal Uses: The whole plant has agents that cause tissue to contract. The Okanagan-Colville Indians used a poultice of the pounded leaves and stems applied to open sores and wounds.

  This plant is well known to attract a number of beneficial insects, including lady bugs, hoverflies and paracitic mini-wasps.

PERENNIAL (ZONE 4-8)