PlantsShrubs & Vines
Kerria
Kerria japonica
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Yellow April flowers on green winter stems
EasyShrubs & VinesAlso Flowers
- Light
- Part shade–shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 4–6 ft
- Spacing
- 4–6 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Apr–May
- How it spreads
- Suckering shrub
- What to buy
- Container plants. The single-flower form is less messy.
- When to plant
- Plant April or September.
In the design
It suckers. Give it a corner. The green stems are the winter interest. Don't park it in a south bake.
