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Japanese Kerria

Japanese Kerria Known for Its "Button" Flower

Japanese kerria produces an abundance of flowers over several weeks in spring (later than forsythia)....
Picture of a bloom from the shrub, Japanese kerria.

Picture of a bloom from the shrub, Japanese kerria.

David Beaulieu
Japanese kerria's stems grow 3–6 feet in height (the shrub grows to a width that's also about 3-6 feet). These stems are bright green in color and remain so during the winter. Yellow "button" flowers dot the stems. Blossoms can be single or (as shown in the photo above) double.

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