Kerria japonica
Japanese Kerria

Kerria japonica - Summer Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Yellow (Bright yellow, 5-petaled flowers (1.25-1.75" dia.) for 2-3 weeks in spring and sporadically to fall; best show in partial shade)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Bright green summer foliage); Yellow (Fall)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
3-6 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
6-9 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers well-drained soils, but widely adaptable
 Range:
Central and Western China
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (1.5-4" long and half as wide) are alternate, simple, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, double serrate, and bright green. Imbricate small buds are vari-colored. Stems are slender, glossy green, and form a zig-zag pattern.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Flowering Characteristics 304
  • Border 378
  • Foundation 188
  • Hedge 255
  • Mass Plantings 278
  • Specimen 612
  • Shade Tolerant 114

    • Additional Information

    Fairly adaptable to soils and microclimates, including considerable shade; best out of extremely sunny exposures. Occasionally winter-injured in the north, but otherwise relatively trouble-free. Suckers and spreads slowly. Needs occasional pruning to remove dead branches and renewal pruning to maintain form.

    When Kerria japonica has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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    7 Kerria japonica found

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    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    12009_12535*AHERL
    22012_01035*CFORD
    32010_01260*AFORD
    42012_01035*BFORD
    52009_12870*AHERL
    62009_02406*ADAUC
    72012_01035*AFORD

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