Golden Guinea Japanese Kerria is a tough but graceful deciduous shrub with an upright mounding habit of arching branches and shiny, heavily veined fresh green foliage. Bright gold flowers bloom bloom on old growth from mid to late spring. Best color in part sun and loamy well-drained soil. Flowers will pale with too much sun. Tolerates heavy shade, wet soil, and deer.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Height:
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4' - 8'
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Spread:
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5’ - 9'
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Spacing:
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7'
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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4 - 9
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Culture:
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Part Sun, Full Shade
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Bloom Color:
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Yellow
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Season of Interest:
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Spring, Year-Round
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium Maintenance. Water Regularly. No serious pests or diseases. Watch for leaf spots, cankers, blights and root rot. Prune as needed after flowering. Promptly remove any unwanted suckers.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Gardens, Woodland Gardens, Hedges, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Hair Sedge, Siberian Bugloss, Clematis
IMAGES: OSU Landscape Plants, Kerria japonica 'Golden Guinea', (2) manuel m. v, kerria japonica 'golden guinea'
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
