Red Ace’ has hardiness to burn while providing a flower color that is far different that your normal Potentilla. Before it blooms, ‘Red Ace’ looks like all its Potentilla brethren with a dense, tight, heavily branched form that spreads while covering itself with teeny, green five fingered foliage. Each branch tops itself with a squat, fat bud in late May, opening in early June to reveal nickle sized, five petalled flowers of the most unique vermillion shade that shines against its green foliage. ‘Red Ace’ is a heavy bloomer that keeps its striking color best in the coolest part of the season…hot, sunny areas and more southern locales will result in far less of this exciting red color and more yellow tones. ‘Red Ace’ is perfect for sandy soils, tolerates full sun but thrives in a morning sun, afternoon shade spot where is can show of its unique color the best