Botanical Name: Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora'
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Common Name: Double-flowered Kerria  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

6-12'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

Green

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Half, Shade

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Ranch, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter, Spring

 

Location Uses

Background, Shrub Border, Foundation, Walls / Fences

 

Special Uses

Cut Flowers, Hedge, Screen, Mass Planting

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: JJ Neilson Arboretum

  • Description

  • Notes

This kerria has the same upward, arching habit as the species, and the same bright green wood. The flowers, though are double-petaled, and sometimes nearly pom-pom-like. Grows about 8 to 10 feet tall and wide. Very well suited to a cottage or country-styled garden.
Grow in loamy, well-drained soil in part to full shade. Though it can grow in full sun, the flowers will fade quickly and the leaves will look parched and scorched by summer. Blooms on previous years wood, so prune after flowering, either selectively or to renovate (see Guides).