Japanese name: ツルキンバイ（蔓金梅） Scientific name:Potentilla rosulifera
[Overview]
A perennial 10–20 cm tall, found in moist places in deciduous forests in the mountains.
It has a short rhizome.
It sends out 2–7 stolons 4–30 cm long and spreads.
The leaves are alternate and trifoliate, but rarely small leaves are attached at the lower part, making them pinnately compound.
The leaflets are ovate, 1–4 cm long and 1–3 cm wide, with toothed margins and hairs on both surfaces.
The petiole is 4–7 cm long and has stipules at its base.
A cyme at the stem tip bears several flowers 1.5–2 cm across.
The flowers are yellow with 5 petals, and the petal tips are slightly notched.
The flowers have a calyx and an epicalyx.
The fruit is an achene 2 mm long.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed or by division.
It prefers sunny, well-drained soil.
If the conditions suit it, it is easy to grow and does well even when left alone.
For potted plants, water thoroughly when the soil surface dries; for plants in the ground, rainfall is sufficient.
In spring and autumn, apply slow-release chemical fertilizer placed on the soil.
There are no particular pests or diseases.
