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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Sibbaldia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Sibbaldia (named after Robert Sibbald, Scottish naturalist). Rosaceae. Low and depressed perennials, hardy and rare in cult., sometimes used in alpine-gardening: lvs. 3-foliate, alternate; stipules prominent: fls. cymose, yellow, small; calyx flattish, 5-cleft and with 5 bractlets; petals 5, linear-oblong, minute; stamens 5, alternate with the petals: achenes 5-10. — About 5 species, natives of the colder parts of the North Temperate Zone. Reduced by Bentham and Hooker to a section of Potentilla, but separated by most authorities. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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-Sibbaldia (named for Robert Sibbald, Scotch naturalist). Rosaceae. Low and depressed perennials, hardy and rare in cult., sometimes used in alpine-gardening: lvs. 3-foliate, alternate; stipules prominent: fls. cymose, yellow, small; calyx flattish, 5-cleft and with 5 bractlets; petals 5, linear-oblong, minute; stamens 5, alternate with the petals: achenes 5-10. — About 5 species, natives of the colder parts of the North Temperate Zone. Reduced by Bentham and Hooker to a section of Potentilla, but separated by most authorities.
+''Sibbaldia'' (named after Robert Sibbald, Scottish naturalist). Rosaceae. Low and depressed perennials, hardy and rare in cult., sometimes used in alpine-gardening: lvs. 3-foliate, alternate; stipules prominent: fls. cymose, yellow, small; calyx flattish, 5-cleft and with 5 bractlets; petals 5, linear-oblong, minute; stamens 5, alternate with the petals: achenes 5-10. — About 5 species, natives of the colder parts of the North Temperate Zone. Reduced by Bentham and Hooker to a section of ''Potentilla'', but separated by most authorities.
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