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Kerria japonica 'Picta'
Japanese Kerria
Plant Type:
DECIDUOUS SHRUBSKerria japonica 'Picta' (syn. ‘Albo-Picta’) – The good, old-fashioned variegated green and white-leaved shrub with yellow single flowers. There is much creamy-white splashed on each leaf – very showy and just beautiful against a dark backdrop. The occasional reversion may pop up and should be pruned out.
Characteristics and Attributes for Kerria japonica 'Picta'
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Spring
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Spring / Summer / into Autumn
Interesting Bark
- Colored
Nature Attraction
- Deer Resistant
Light
- Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
- Mostly Sunny
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Moderately Fast
Soil
- Fertile
- Moist
Origins
- China
- Japan
Propagated By
- Cutting Grown
Genus Overview: Kerria
Common Name: Japanese Kerria
Japanese Kerria prefers a fertile soil condition in more sun than not. Its winter branches retain the green color of summer. And though it is wild-haired and rangy in the winter landscape it can be employed smartly in a mixed hedgerow or as dynamic counterpoint, a wild-haired tousle placed against taller shrubs with a natural formal growth habit or even set before a hedge comprised of pruned “soldiers in a row”. The member of the Rosaceae originates in Western to Central China and the mountains of Japan. They are happiest in part sun planted in fertile moisture retentive to draining soils. This genus hales from central China and Japan. All of the following selections are cutting grown.