Kerria - Superba Japanese

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Kerria - Superba Japanese

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. ... get more information

 

Adams Needle The Adams Needle bush, Yucca filamentosa, has stiff evergreen rosettes and are part of the scene in hot dry Central and North American scrublands. Yuccas are hardier than they appear, and only fail in cold exposed inland positions, where they are better grown as container plants. Otherwise they are handsome architectural foliage plants for dry, sunny borders. This variety has a white edge. Yucca filamentosa makes dense clumps of stiff leaves 30 inches or so long and edged with fine curly hairs. The remarkable flower-spikes, 6' or more high, appear when plants are five or more years old.

Kerria - Superba Japanese