Golden Guinea Japanese Rose
Kerria japonica 'Golden Guinea'
Large, dense shrub covered with masses of bright, golden-yellow flowers. Bright green leaves hold through fall revealing bright green stems for an interesting winter feature. Perfect for fast-growing shrub and perennial borders. Deciduous.
| Key feature: | Shade Loving |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Garden styles: | Asian/Zen, Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Full to partial shade |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Arching branches form a mound 6 to 8 ft. tall, 5 to 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Waterwise |
| Landscape use: | Border |
| Flower color: | Yellow |
| Blooms: | Spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 0877 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Feed regularly during the growing season with a general purpose fertilizer. Prune annually in late winter to promote vigorous new growth.
Design Ideas
This old fashioned flowering shrub is among the favored flowers of Victorian gardeners in the West and South. Exceptional in large foundation planting beds of sizeable older homes. Can lend a decidedly tropical look in colder climates if combined with exotic foliage plants. Not uncommon to find them in conjunction with old roses in large country gardens.
Companion Plants
Group kerria with other attractive flowering shrubs such as Rainbow Knock Out Rose, (Rosa x 'Radcor'), Renaissance Spiraea, (Spiraea x vanhouttei 'Renaissance'), Razzleberri Fringe Flower, (Loropetalum chinense 'Monraz') and Cameo Japanese Flowering Quince, (Chaenomeles japonica 'Cameo').
History
This shrub is a native of Japan and first described by Kaempfer of the Dutch East India Company in 1712. It was also recorded in Thunberg's Flora Japonica, published in 1784. Living plants did nto reach the west until 1805 when single flowered for was introduced to Key by William Kerr, and subsequently named for him.
Lore
In Japan, the traditional name for this plant is Jamma Buki.
Large, dense shrub covered with masses of bright, golden-yellow flowers. Bright green leaves hold through fall revealing bright green stems for an interesting winter feature. Perfect for fast-growing shrub and perennial borders. Deciduous.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Feed regularly during the growing season with a general purpose fertilizer. Prune annually in late winter to promote vigorous new growth.
Design Ideas
This old fashioned flowering shrub is among the favored flowers of Victorian gardeners in the West and South. Exceptional in large foundation planting beds of sizeable older homes. Can lend a decidedly tropical look in colder climates if combined with exotic foliage plants. Not uncommon to find them in conjunction with old roses in large country gardens.
Companion Plants
Group kerria with other attractive flowering shrubs such as Rainbow Knock Out Rose, (Rosa x 'Radcor'), Renaissance Spiraea, (Spiraea x vanhouttei 'Renaissance'), Razzleberri Fringe Flower, (Loropetalum chinense 'Monraz') and Cameo Japanese Flowering Quince, (Chaenomeles japonica 'Cameo').
History
This shrub is a native of Japan and first described by Kaempfer of the Dutch East India Company in 1712. It was also recorded in Thunberg's Flora Japonica, published in 1784. Living plants did nto reach the west until 1805 when single flowered for was introduced to Key by William Kerr, and subsequently named for him.
Lore
In Japan, the traditional name for this plant is Jamma Buki.
| Key feature: | Shade Loving |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Garden styles: | Asian/Zen, Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Full to partial shade |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Arching branches form a mound 6 to 8 ft. tall, 5 to 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Waterwise |
| Landscape use: | Border |
| Flower color: | Yellow |
| Blooms: | Spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 0877 |
