Scientific Name:	Kerria japonica
Pronunciation:	KAIR-ee-uh juh-PON-ih-kuh
Common Name:	kerria
Family Name:	Rosaceae
Plant Type:	Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Twiggy, arching, deciduous shrub; leaves are alternate, double serrate, with deep veins; flowers bright yellow in early spring. Winter ID: stems slender, green (yellow-green in winter) and contrast with dark buds.
Course(s):	Level 3 Apprenticeship

Habit: Spreading Form: Round, Vase Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 2 - 3m Spread: 2 - 3m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: South Asia / India Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Filtered shade, Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: High, Moderate Landscape Uses: Hedge row, Mixed shrub border, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google. Most images are of double flowered K. ‘Pleniflora’.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Pinnate venation Surfaces: Colour in Fall: Yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Lanceolate Apices: Acuminate Bases: Cordate Margins: Double serrate, Serrulate

Inflorescence Type: Flowers solitary Flower Morphology: Ovary Position: Inferior Colour (petals): Showy, Yellow Flower Scent: Sweet Flower Time at Peak: Apr, May

Fruit Type: Achene, Follicle Fruit Colour: Dark-red, Brown Fruiting Time: Jun, Jul Additional Info: Not showy

Bark Morphology: Smooth Bark or Stem Colour: Green

Propagation:	Greenwood cuttings, Division - above ground parts
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Medium
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Blight or needle cast, Canker or sap rot

Location(s): (CGW) Community Garden West (WDH) Wark-Dumais House : 179 Location Map

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