The shrubby cinquefoil Pretty Polly is a pretty cultivar with clear pink buttercup shaped flowers produced through long summer months. A plant common to the countries of Northern Asia it a popular choice for many gardens in the UK.

Potentilla Pretty Polly will grow in poor but free draining soil. The colour of the flowers are best retained by planting in light or dappled shade as strong sunlight can fade the blooms. The attractive baby pink buttercup shaped flowers sit well on the small dark green leaves and make a wonderful show if planted in swathes over shady ground or low less formal hedging.

Planting this colourful little shrub at 3-5 plants per metre will make a low edging of 50-60cm in height or 4-6 plants per square metre in borders or beds. Best trimmed in autumn to shape but light clipping to tidy the plant can be done in summer to prevent longer shoots looking straggly. Can cope occasionally with more severe clipping if they have been left too long.

Our team are always on hand should you wish to discuss your plants or require additional planting advice.

Delivery leadtimes update – April 2025

Spring is our busiest time of year and we are working through orders as fast as we can to get your plants delivered. To give you an accurate idea of when your order will arrive, these are the current leadtimes (delivery is 1-2 days after despatch):

– Orders containing only bare roots – despatch within 5 working days.

– Orders containing only root balls, or root balls and bare roots – despatch within 10 working days.

– All orders containing potted plants – despatch within 14 working days.

Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.

Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.

Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 5-7 working days.

Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.

Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)

Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)

Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)

Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.

Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.

Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants

Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page