Kerria - Superba Japanese

$16.95

Kerria japonica 'Superba', Kerria japonica 'Superba', exhibits single, golden yellow flowers that are produced in spring among the bright green foliage. The yellow-green stems add color to the winter landscape. This shrub forms a broad, rounded shape and tolerates shade well. The stems hold their green color in the winter so can provide some winter interest. The plant is considered to be generally easy to grow and so might be considered for tough sites. This deciduous shrub has an annual growth rate of more than 18 inches and gets 4-5 feet in height and width. ... details

Spirea - Sparkling Carpet Sparkling Carpet Spirea, spiraea japonica 'Sparkling Carpet' (PP13,665), is a fine-textured, small spreading shrub with lime-gold leaves. The leaves are bronze-red when young, then turn mahogany-red in fall. It looks like a tiny version of ‘Gold Flame’ and produces few pink flowers in summer. No pruning is required. Since it grows only 6-10 inches tall and 15-18 inches wide, it can be used as a groundcover or bedding plant! It would also be good for filling a space in a shrub border. Sparkling Carpet prefers full sun, and this is one of the easiest shrubs to grow since it tolerates many soils, except extremely wet. The plant also likes mulch and summer watering. Native to China and Japan.