Happy Face White Potentilla with crisp white flowers in a landscape.
Happy Face White Potentilla's big white flowers and green fern-like foliage.
Happy Face White Potentilla with white flowers and green foliage in a landscape.
Close-up of Happy Face White Potentilla's large crisp white flowers.
Close-up of Happy Face White Potentilla blooms dotted with water drops.
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Happy Face White Potentilla with crisp white flowers in a landscape.
Happy Face White Potentilla's big white flowers and green fern-like foliage.
Happy Face White Potentilla with white flowers and green foliage in a landscape.
Close-up of Happy Face White Potentilla's large crisp white flowers.
Close-up of Happy Face White Potentilla blooms dotted with water drops.
Proven Winners ColorChoice Shrubs logo
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Happy Face® White Potentilla

Shrub

  • One of the longest-blooming shrubs.
  • Easy to care for and extremely hardy. 
  • Versatile habit with hundreds of white flowers.
  • Certified Deer Proof™ by Proven Winners® ColorChoice Shrubs.
  • Zones 2-7, sun/part sun, 3' tall x 3' wide at maturity.
  • ZONE
  • EXPOSURE
  • HEIGHT

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Size: One Quart
$34.00
Sale: $34.00 $0.00 Each
Total: $34.00
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Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
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Arrives as a Young Plant
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Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee
Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee
Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee
Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee
Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee

Description

The crisp, bright white flowers of Happy Face® White potentilla (Potentilla fruticosa) go with every plant, every color of home, every décor style, and always look refreshing in the garden! Plant this Proven Winners ColorChoice flowering shrub as a ground cover, edging, or in a perennial garden and enjoy a long – months long – display of big white blooms that will make you smile. Like other potentilla, Happy Face White is exceptionally cold tolerant and long-blooming, but it has larger flowers and naturally grows as a nicer, fuller plant than conventional types.

Details

Botanical name: Potentilla fruticosa 'White Lady' (also known as Dasiphora fruticosa)
Patent #: USPP 22,761
Common name: Potentilla, Shrubby cinquefoil, Tundra rose
Zone: 2-7
Sun exposure: Full sun (6+ hours sun) to part-sun (4-6 hours sun) or filtered light through the day.
Height x width: 2-3'
Flower color: White
Foliage color: Green
Season of Interest: Late spring-frost
Bloom time: Summer, spring, fall
Features: Proven Winners, native, ground covers, drought tolerant, deer resistant, cold tolerant
Uses: Ground cover, edging, perennial gardens, landscaping.

How to Grow

Soil: Not finicky about soil, as long as it is well drained. Doesn't tolerate extremely wet or extremely dry conditions.
Light: Full sun (6+ hours sun) to part sun (4-6 hours sun)/filtered light.
Water: Average.
Space: Min 2' apart.
Fertilizing: Little needed. Apply a granular rose fertilizer in early spring if desired.
Winterizing: A good 2-3" layer of mulch is recommended.
Maintenance & Pruning: In early spring, when new growth begins, cut out any dead portions. Plant may be sheared by half or more to encourage new growth. Once mature, remove a few of the oldest stems each year to encourage robust new growth. If the weather gets very hot in summer, plants may take a break from blooming but will resume when conditions improve.
 

Top 10 Long-Blooming Shrubs

Do you dream of a flower-filled landscape or garden with never-ending beauty? We do, too: that’s why we’ve compiled a list of our favorite long-blooming shrubs! Start your planting with these ten flowering shrubs that provide months instead of weeks of colorful blooms.

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Plant spacing is based on the ultimate width of the plants. This figure is normally given as a range; for example, 3-5’. If you live in a cold climate and/or want plants to fill in more quickly, plan to space at the shorter end of the range. If you live in a warm climate, are on a limited budget, or are willing to wait longer for plants to touch, use the higher end of the range. Using the larger number is recommended when calculating distance from a building or structure. There’s really no such thing as "maximum spacing": if you don’t want your plants to touch, you can space them as far apart as you’d like. All plant spacing is calculated on center, or in other words, the centers of the plants are spaced one half of their eventual width apart:

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Unless you are planting in a straight line, as you might for hedges or edging, space your plants in a staggered or zig-zag pattern for a more interesting and naturalistic look:

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Not sure just how many plants will fit in your garden? Our calculator gives you the exact amount of plants required for your space. Simply update the values and the calculator will re-calculate accordingly. Spacing information can be found in the 'How to Grow' tab on each plant's page.

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  • 5 stars: 3 (38%)
  • 4 stars: 1 (13%)
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  • 1 star: 3 (38%)
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J.D.

Very well packaged and shipped. One plant was healthier than the other, but both were relatively vigorous.

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K.C. (New Jersey)
Not worth the money

Plants were very small for the money and are not doing well

We’re sorry you’re not satisfied with your plants! On each product page and our plant sizes page, we note that all of our plants are young. The size of our plants varies depending on the time of year and whether they were recently trimmed. The most important thing when purchasing plants, online or in garden centers, is a full and robust root system, which we prioritize. Trimming only encourages stronger root development! All orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee, so please reach out to [email protected] to start the claims process if necessary.

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D.L. (Colorado)
No one answering

Had questions, was willing to try to save this plant but no one answers the emails. I get its probably a busy time but if you only have 60 days then ANSWER the inquiries not push it off until the 60 days are up. Never ordering from this company again. Yes I know I'm being a Karen but really all I needed was some answers or replacements

We are so sorry we missed you! I double checked and it looks like you emailed slightly after business hours on Friday, and we are not open on the weekends. We hope you got our email on Monday morning. Please reach out if we can be of any more assistance!

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R.E.E. (New Mexico)
Happy Face® White Potentilla

They are not looking too good. Maybe too hot for full sun Santa Fe NM...

We've got you covered with our 60-day guarantee. We guarantee that you will be satisfied with your purchase and that your plants will arrive healthy, free of pests and diseases, and true to name. Have a problem with your plant? We make it easy to place a claim via email, automated claim process, or use the chat bubble. Simply send us a photo of your plant, your order number, and a brief description of the problem within 60 days of receipt of your order. While we do not accept returns, we are happy to issue refunds. Refunds are based on the plant cost and do not include shipping charges. Allow up to 2 weeks for processing refunds. After 60 days, we cannot be responsible for the plants in your care and will not cover problems with overwintering, animals, insects, diseases, improper planting, drought, flooding, poor drainage, etc. Our goal is that you are successful with our plants (and gardening in general), so our expert staff is here to assist you with any problem you may experience. Any plant shipped dormant in spring is guaranteed to break dormancy, even if it takes longer than 60 days.
Please note: our guarantee does not cover plants grown outside of their recommended growing zones. Verify your USDA zone by clicking 'Growing Zone' in the site navigation and entering your zip code before purchasing.

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G.S. (Connecticut)
Exceeded My Expectations!

The four Potentilla plants were ordered on Monday, and arrived on Thursday! via Fed Ex. The plants were beautiful, wrapped meticulously to prevent shipping damage. They were lovely healthy specimens, much larger than expected. Best of all, I planted them almost 4 weeks ago, and they look better that ever! I am delighted!

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R.A. (Michigan)
2 of 3

One promptly died but the other 2 are healthy. I didn't label them tho, so I won't know which color died until they flower- probably next year! 🙈

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P.J. (Wisconsin)

Happy Face® White Potentilla

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J.C.
5 out of 6 survived

5 out of 6 are thriving. 1 turned brown and died. It has been quite warm lately so I'm not sure if it got shocked. I tried to acclimate the plants before I transplanted them.
I will buy from great gardens again.

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V.

Can I grow happy face site potentilla in zone 8b

Great Garden Plants

Happy Face® White Potentilla is rated for USDA zones 2-7 so zone 8 might be too hot for it. You can still plant it (half the fun of gardening is trying new plants), just know it won't be covered by our warranty.

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J.H.

How long for the 1 quart size Happy Face white potentilla to reach full size?

Great Garden Plants

It's always hard to say, as it depends heavily on the growing conditions! The general rule of thumb for shrubs is that they "sleep, creep, then leap." Their first year in their garden, they'll be investing in a robust root system, which means they don't grow much aboveground (like they're sleeping). In the second year, shrubs will creep, which means they'll slowly begin growing aboveground. Third year, they leap and will take off in your garden. It may take anywhere between 5-7 years for them to reach their mature size.