Kerria japonica (common names: Japanese rose)

Latest photos of Kerria japonica

  • Kerria Japonica. (Kerria japonica plenifora)
    By Chrispook
  • Kerria (Common Name: Jew's Mallow; Batchelor's Buttons) (Kerria japonica 'pleniflora)
    By Xela
  • Kerria flower (Kerria japonica (Japanese rose))
    By spritzhe..

Kerria japonica (aka Japanese rose)


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Reminders for this plant

Due 3 months ago:

In Xela's garden calendar:
'Prune'

remove the old shoots that die back after flowering, or cut out all the flowered branches as they fade, leaving room for the elegant new wands that will bear next year's flowers. You can be quite brutal; whether you cut it as low as the new shoots, or right down to the ground, it doesn't seem to mind.

Due in 26 days:

In Xela's garden calendar:
'Take cuttings'

a piece of wandering root or take cuttings at the end of the summer and put them in a sandy trench outdoors. The stems are hollow, so cut immediately below a leaf node where there should be pith in the shoot. If you fail to find any solid stem, you can always seal the end carefully with hot candle wax. This works as long as you dip the shoot quickly and then wait for the wax to dry before putting the cutting in.

Due in 9 months:

In Xela's garden calendar:
'Prune & mulch'

Prune in late-spring after flowering removing one in three stems to ground level. Cut back the remaining flowered stems to different levels to encourage flowering shoots at different heights. Apply a 5cm - 7cm (2in - 3in) mulch around the base of the plant.

Members growing this plant

  • Chrispook

    Chrispook

    joined 18 May, 2007

    248 plants

  • spritzhenry

    Spritzhenry

    joined 17 Jun, 2007

    480 plants

  • Xela

    Xela

    joined 1 Mar, 2008

    213 plants

  • lil

    Lil

    joined 10 Mar, 2008

    5 plants

  • jemmonino

    Jemmonino

    joined 12 May, 2008

    3 plants

  • joclark

    Joclark

    joined 12 Apr, 2008

    162 plants

  • popeymike

    Popeymike

    joined 19 Jul, 2007

    39 plants

Comments on Kerria japonica

flcrazy

Flcrazy

1 Apr, 2008

 

Lovely closeup.! This shrub is certainly a keeper, so the the double form, 'plentiflora'. Recently I saw a kerria with variegated foliage for sell in a catalogue. What next..? !

Littledove

Littledove

24 Apr, 2008

 

lol, I hope so to, I have planted one of these, I think it is a beautiful plant

noseypotter

Noseypotter

17 Jun, 2008

 

ofcourse you have green fingers you just dont know it

Members' notes...

Chrispook

New shrub planted autumn 2007. No pics yet.

spritzhenry

In bloom now.

Xela

Hardy, deciduous, suckering shrub grown for bright yellow flowers that bloom in spring. Suitable for an open border or can be wall/fence trained. Originates in the woodlands of China and Japan.

Habit - arching, upright, slightly lax. S: 2.5m, H: up to 3m.

Stem - arching, green, round.

Leaves - lanceolate with serrated edges, bright green

Flowers - double flowered in a cup shape, bright yellow, up to 3cm across.

Aspect: Full sun to partial shade.

Soil: Fertile, well drained.

Hardiness: Hardy.

lil

comes into bloom usually by Feb and goes on for months.

joclark

Yellow shrub. Planted Feb 08 w border rear garden betw w camellia & lilac

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