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Given that I am currently trying to find groundcover plants for
embankments in my garden I have been taking a look at what has worked
for my neighbors.  One of the flowers that have caught my eye are orange
with yellow anthers, about an inch across.  The leaves are oval and
vaguely resemble the leaves of Sage.  The plant grows about 3" of the
ground.  My neighbor has not been able to tell me much about it except
that she bought it in a garden center in 1993 and it has been flowering
ever since.


A search on the Internet brought up one possible candidate - Potentilla
Fruitcosa.  I'd be most grateful to anyone who could tell me if I am
right.




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FredAt

 
Potentilla fruticosa is usually a shrub with a height of 1-3 feet.

Identifying plants from cursory descriptions is unreliable, but
Helianthemum (e.g. 'Fire Dragon') might be a better guess.
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Stewart Robert Hinsley

 
Stewart Robert Hinsley;920923 Wrote:

Thanks. I looked up Helianthemum - it looks like the perfect fit.  From
the images I have checked on the Internet the leaf & flower descriptions
tally perfectly.




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FredAt

 
FredAt;920889 Wrote:

Potentilla fruticosa grows to about 3 feet, so I doubt if it is that.
There are herbaceous Potentilla which  are much less in height.




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Owdboggy