{"id":6651,"date":"2020-03-15T15:57:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T15:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=6651"},"modified":"2020-03-15T15:57:30","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T15:57:30","slug":"plant-a-day-2020-day-61-kerria-japonica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/15\/plant-a-day-2020-day-61-kerria-japonica\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant-A-Day 2020 (Day 61) Kerria Japonica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kerria is a flower from my childhood\u2013I remember a neighbor had the double form of this shrub and it fascinated me growing up. We ended up with one in our yard, as well, and that led to one of my first propagation successes\u2013I pulled out some of the stems with just a few roots and planted them somewhere else\u2013and voila, they grew!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truth is that in my older years, I find the double form tough to deal with. It is an odd color and the plant has an odd growth habit that makes it a non-starter for me in my garden. However, Kerria\u2019s robust habit was appealing to me when I was looking for plants to put under the Douglas fir tree. I saw an inexpensive start of the single version of the plant and the flower color is calmer and the growth more graceful, so I ordered one from Hirt\u2019s garden about five years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wouldn\u2019t say the plant is thriving yet, but it is growing and blooming every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n