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Kerria japonica

Plant Information:

Kerria japonica (Japanese kerria; one of those common names that really seems unnecessary, no?) is a great spring-blooming shrub that could easily replace most plantings of Forsythia. Why would one do that? Kerria japonica delivers reliably where Forsythia may lose flower buds to harsh cold (of course, that was hardly a concern this past winter).

What’s more, Japanese kerria is much more attractive through winter. In a mature clump, numerous pale green stems, which average about five feet in height, arch gently out to make a rounded mass of equal width. Light annual pruning can be done to remove the occasional dead stems, or one can shear all of them to the ground immediately after the dazzling spring show of yellow blooms.

Individual blossoms are rose-like (and Kerria japonica is in the rose family), and are numerous, but not excessive, on the stems. The result is a spray of airily arranged gold held aloft by grassy green stems. The double-flowered cultivar ‘Pleniflora’ is commonly available, but the single-flowered cultivars usually usually provide a better floral show.

For further information about this and other flowering shrubs, be sure to visit the Hoffman Library, located in the Civic Garden Center!

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