This is a more compact variety of shrubby cinquefoil or using its more common name Potentilla Red Joker. Coming originally from countries in Asia Japan, Russia and others this tidy little shrub does well in British gardens.

A great little shrub Potentilla Red Joker produces stunning bright red flowers with an eye catching yellow centre all summer long. The vibrant red flowers are best with a little shade as strong sunlight can fade the blooms down from crimson red to orange. The soft green leaves give the saucer shaped flowers a perfect backdrop. Dropping their leaves in winter they will rejuvenate the following spring with fresh new growth.

 If planted at 3-5 plants per metre Potentilla Red Joker will make an excellent low hedge of approximately 60cm in height or if looking to carpet a light shaded area with vibrant colour then plant 4-6 plants per square metre.  A very low maintenance shrub it is rarely affected by disease or pests and a light trim in spring will help keep its shape.

 If you require any additional advice don’t hesitate to give our team a call and they will be more than happy to help.

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