Prairie Cinquefoil Seeds (Drymocallis arguta) Native perennial with creamy white flowers. Attracts pollinators and thrives in prairies, meadows, and naturalized landscapes

Minimum: 100+ Seeds

🌾 Graceful. Native. Pollinator-Favorite. • Creamy Blooms • Resilient Prairie Perennial

Bring understated beauty and ecological value to your landscape with Prairie Cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta), a native wildflower that offers elegant clusters of creamy white blooms atop tall, wiry stems. Soft in color but powerful in function, this hardy perennial is a keystone pollinator plant, feeding native bees, beneficial flies, butterflies, and more throughout the summer.

A member of the rose family and native to North American prairies, savannas, and meadows, Prairie Cinquefoil is a natural fit for wildflower restorations, pollinator strips, and low-maintenance native beds. It thrives in full sun, handles tough soils, and returns year after year with quiet resilience and wild beauty.

🌿 Why Grow Prairie Cinquefoil?

🌼 Elegant Creamy-White Flowers
Delicate five-petaled blooms float above the foliage from early to late summer—soft, subtle, and long-lasting.

🦋 Pollinator Magnet
Provides nectar and pollen for native bees, beetles, hoverflies, butterflies, and other beneficial insects.

🌱 Native to North American Prairies
Perfect for ecological restorations, native gardens, and low-water landscapes.

💧 Drought Tolerant & Soil Flexible
Once established, it thrives in sandy, rocky, or clay soils—even in dry conditions.

🌾 Low-Maintenance & Long-Lived
Self-sufficient once rooted—ideal for meadows, pollinator pathways, and naturalized gardens.

🌿 How to Grow Prairie Cinquefoil

Botanical Name: Drymocallis arguta
Plant Type: Native perennial
Days to Germination: 14–30 days (cold stratification recommended)
Days to Maturity: Blooms in second year
Sunlight: Full sun to light shade
Soil: Well-drained; tolerates poor, rocky, or sandy soils
Seed Depth: Surface sow or barely press into soil (light helps germination)
Spacing: 12–18 inches
Height at Maturity: 24–36 inches
USDA Zones: 3–8

For best germination, cold stratify seeds for 30–60 days (refrigerate in moist sand or sow outdoors in late fall). Expect first-year foliage and second-year blooms. Once established, Prairie Cinquefoil naturalizes beautifully and self-sows gently.

🛠️ Growing Tips

• Use in native plantings or mixed wildflower meadows.

• Avoid overwatering—this plant is adapted to dry and open habitats.

• Leave seed heads standing in fall to feed birds and encourage natural reseeding.

• Great companion for milkweed, rudbeckia, coneflower, and little bluestem.

🌎 Perfect For:

🦋 Pollinator Gardens – Supports bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects
🌾 Prairie & Meadow Restorations – Adds gentle color and structure
💧 Drought-Tolerant Landscapes – Survives tough soil and dry spells
🏡 Naturalized Borders – Softens wild edges with grace
🌿 Native Plant Enthusiasts – A true North American gem with ecological purpose

🌱 Fun Fact:
Although often called a cinquefoil, Drymocallis arguta is taxonomically distinct from Potentilla species—showing off unique, tall flower spikes and sticky glandular stems that make it especially appealing to certain insects and naturally deer-resistant.

🔒 Native Beauty with Purpose

At Terra Mater Gardens, we believe in planting with intention. Our Prairie Cinquefoil Seeds are open-pollinated, untreated, and selected for high germination and wild compatibility. Grow with the rhythms of your region—and give pollinators a reason to stop and stay.