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Kerria japonica

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	4-9 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Leaves	Deciduous
Height	2
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Perennial
Layer	Shrubs
Growth	Medium
Uses
Edible	true
Edible parts	Fruit, Leaves
Names
Alternate name	Japanese rose, jew's mallow, japanese kerria
German name	true
Taxonomy
Family	Rosaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea
Introduced into	Alabama, Albania, Arkansas, Bulgaria, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Uzbekistan, Virginia
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Created: 2020-08-11 16:09:46 UTC
Last updated: 2023-09-22 16:12:29 UTC by permabot

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