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Japanese Kerria growing in a garden

How to grow japanese kerria

Kerria japonica

When to plant japanese kerria

Plant this deciduous shrub while dormant, in fall or early spring. Extension guidance rates fall (early enough for roots to establish before the ground freezes) as the best time and spring, just before growth begins, as the next best.

Japanese Kerria is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.

Growing conditions

Lifecycle
Perennial
Spacing
72 to 108 in apart
Sun
Partial sun

Common problems

  • suckering spread
  • weedy with high fertility
  • legginess
  • twig and leaf blight

Sources

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