order: rosales
family: rosaceae
genus: sibbaldiopsis
species: tridentata
cultivar: 'Nuuk'
This is a mat-forming evergreen from the rose family, looking a lot like potentilla and dasiphora. Three palmately arranged leaflets are each dented at the tip. The leaves turn yellow, orange and red in the winter. In fact, as I first brought this plant home in late autumn 2011, its colourful foliage was such a show. I had it in a pot at first, but later decided to plant it in the garden next to our maple tree. It seemed to be very cold-hardy, as it survived the harsh winter with no damage at all. In the spring, it flowered profusely. Its flowers grow on mid-length stems and have 5 white petals. The star-like green tepals are rotated at an angle against the petals, so each leg is visible from the top. Its white filaments end with amber disc-like organs. Both foliage and flowers are lovely to look at. I'd like to arrange a kusamono with this plant at some point in the future, especially for autumn/winter display.
family: rosaceae
genus: sibbaldiopsis
species: tridentata
cultivar: 'Nuuk'
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| flower close-up 2012. |
This is a mat-forming evergreen from the rose family, looking a lot like potentilla and dasiphora. Three palmately arranged leaflets are each dented at the tip. The leaves turn yellow, orange and red in the winter. In fact, as I first brought this plant home in late autumn 2011, its colourful foliage was such a show. I had it in a pot at first, but later decided to plant it in the garden next to our maple tree. It seemed to be very cold-hardy, as it survived the harsh winter with no damage at all. In the spring, it flowered profusely. Its flowers grow on mid-length stems and have 5 white petals. The star-like green tepals are rotated at an angle against the petals, so each leg is visible from the top. Its white filaments end with amber disc-like organs. Both foliage and flowers are lovely to look at. I'd like to arrange a kusamono with this plant at some point in the future, especially for autumn/winter display.
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| colourful foliage in late autumn 2011. |
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| flower buds opening in spring 2012. |
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