Kerria japonica 'Picta'

Also Known As

Kerria japonica 'Variegata'
Variegated Japanese Kerria
Variegated Japanese Rose

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 2'-3'
W: 2'-4'

planting zones

4b-9b

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Kerria japonica 'Picta' plant details

Kerria japonica 'Picta' is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with green, variegated and white foliage. In spring yellow flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - shade and even moisture - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average, clay, gritty, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Kerria japonica 'Picta'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: rosaceae
Foliage: deciduous green, variegated and white
Mature size: 2 FT - 4 FT - wide, 2 FT - 3 FT - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in spring
Uses: border plant, container plant, mass-planting, trellis

GROWING CONDITIONS for Kerria japonica 'Picta'

USDA Zones: 4b - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - low
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: average, clay, gritty, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

We lusted after this one for a long time! Pretty arching shrub to 5' with a light & airy look – soft leaves have bright white edges – bright yellow flowers in mid spring sun to light shade – avg soil, water – fits in narrow spaces, corners, against walls, on a trellis or in a pot. Always a space for this well mannered beauty!

By: Secret Garden Growers

Variegated Japanese kerria -- not your grandmother's plant -- with toothed, triangular leaves of grayish green edged in white on a spreading shrub to 2 ft tall and wide over a few years. Flowers in spring, producing abundant, single, yellow flowers, showy against the textured foliage. Best in part shade, out of the hottest afternoon sun, in fertile, well-drained soil with summer water. Blooms on last year's wood so prune after flowering. Frost hardy to -30F, USDA zone 4. Occasionally found as K. japonica 'Variegata'.

By: Cistus Nursery

Creamy white variegation on a lower growing plant. The inner leaf is gray-green, and the overall effect from a distance is that of a whitish-gray shrub. The same interesting green stems in winter as the above plant.

By: Fantastic Plants

The beautifully variegated slightly bluish, deep green and white foliage will brighten any lightly shaded garden with its arching form and 2" golden yellow flowers in spring and summer. An easily grown Kerria with a daintier habit than most cultivars.

By: Almost Eden

Lower-growing (2-4'), this "pleasing ; elegant creamy-white, variegated form of slow, spreading habit"(Hillier)has single yellow flowers. Sun-PSh/Med

By: Forestfarm

Slender green stems in winter and attractive white-edged foliage makes this plant interesting even when not in flower. Bright yellow 5 petaled flowers in May.

By: Avant Gardens

Interesting, free-flowering shrub; could be used more extensively. Borders, masses, facer plant to hide leggy specimens. Tough plant, seems to withstand considerable abuse. Flowers in early spring then on and off sporadically all summer. Usually burns in full sun here in zone 7 but probably not in colder areas. Morning sun is great. Beautiful variegated foliage.

By: Lazy S'S Farm Nursery

Sometimes confused with 'Picta', the variegation is very different. What makes this plant distinct is its creamy white splashes on the green foliage. Soft buttercup yellow single flowers.