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Shrubby potentillas make compact, mounding cushions, often with softly hairy silvery leaves. They're medium-sized, deciduous shrubs with an average height and spread of around 75cm to 1.2m (30in-4ft). They're covered in single flowers over a long period often from late spring through the summer. The wide colour range includes yellow and white, orange and pink.

Shrubby potentillas grow in any garden soil that drains easily in a sunny or lightly shaded position. They do well in poor soils.

Orange-, red- and pink-flowered varieties can fade in hot sunlight, so are best positioned where they will be shaded around mid-day and early afternoon. Very rich soil leads to lax growth, so there's no need to fertilise shrubby potentilla. As they like well-draining soil, avoid places that sit wet in winter.

To keep the plants neat, trim over shrubs annually. Do this in early spring before flower buds delelop. Avoid pruning later or you could lose flowers!