Potentilla matsumurae var. matsumurae("Miyamakinbai")
Japanese name: ミヤマキンバイ（深山金梅） Scientific name:Potentilla matsumurae var. matsumurae
[Overview]
A perennial 10–20 cm tall, found on rocky areas, grasslands and stony slopes in the high mountains.
It has a short rhizome.
It does not produce runners.
The leaves are trifoliate; the leaflets are obovate, 1–4 cm long and 1–3 cm wide, with soft hairs on the underside that are not white, and 5–8 pairs of serrations on the margin.
A cyme at the stem tip bears 2–8 flowers 1.5–2 cm across.
The flowers are yellow and 5-petaled, and the petal tips are notched.
The flowers have a calyx and an epicalyx.
The fruit is an achene 1.5 mm long.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed or by division.
It prefers sunny, well-drained soil.
For potted plants, water thoroughly when the soil surface dries; for plants in the ground, rainfall is sufficient.
Apply slow-release fertilizer on the soil in spring and autumn.
There are no particular pests or diseases.
