Golden Guinea Kerria
Kerria japonica 'Golden Guinea'
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Understanding Plant Options
Nature Hills offers plants in two main formats:
- Container Plants: Grown in pots with soil, sized by container volume and plant age
- Bare Root Plants: Dormant plants without soil, sized by height measurements
Container Plant Sizes
Container sizes indicate plant age and growing capacity rather than liquid volume equivalents. Our containers follow industry-standard nursery "trade gallon" specifications, which differ from standard liquid gallon measurements.
Young Plants (6 months to 18 months old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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| 2" x 2" x 3" | 0.18 - 0.21 dry quarts | 0.20 - 0.23 dry liters |
| 4" Container | 0.31 - 0.87 dry quarts | 0.35 - 0.96 dry liters |
| 4.5" Container | 0.65 dry quarts | 0.72 dry liters |
| 6" Container | 1.4 dry quarts | 1.59 dry liters |
| 1 Quart | 1 dry quart | 1.1 dry liters |
| 5.5" Container | 1.89 dry quarts | 2.08 dry liters |
Established Plants (18 months to 2.5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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| 2 Quart | 2 dry quarts | 2.2 dry liters |
| #1 Container | 2.26 - 3.73 dry quarts | 2.49 - 4.11 dry liters |
| 5" x 5" x 12" | 3.5 - 4.3 dry quarts | 3.85 - 4.74 dry liters |
Mature Plants (2-4 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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| #2 Container | 1.19 - 1.76 dry gallons | 5.24 - 7.75 dry liters |
| #3 Container | 2.15 - 2.76 dry gallons | 8.14 - 12.16 dry liters |
Large Plants (3-5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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| #5 Container | 2.92 - 4.62 dry gallons | 12.86 - 20.35 dry liters |
| #6 Container | 5.25 - 6.01 dry gallons | 23.12 - 26.42 dry liters |
| #7 Container | 5.98 - 6.53 dry gallons | 26.34 - 28.76 dry liters |
Bare Root Plants
Bare root plants are sold by height from the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may exceed minimum height requirements.
Common Sizes:
- Trees: 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, 4 feet, 5 feet, 6 feet
- Shrubs & Perennials: 1 foot, 18 inches, 2 feet
Important Notes
Container Volume Specifications
- Trade Gallon Standard: Our containers follow industry-standard "trade gallon" specifications established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z60.1) for nursery stock
- Volume Variations: Actual soil volume may vary due to plant root systems and growing medium settlement
- Age Indicators: Container size primarily indicates plant age and maturity rather than liquid volume equivalents
Growing Conditions
- Plant size can vary based on variety and growing conditions
- Container size helps indicate plant maturity and establishment level
- Larger containers generally mean more established root systems and faster landscape establishment
Seasonal Availability
- Bare root plants are available seasonally when dormant
- Container plants are available throughout the growing season
- Specific varieties may have limited availability in certain sizes
Questions?
For questions about specific plant sizes or availability, please contact our plant experts who can help you choose the right size for your landscape needs.
Plant Highlights
Golden Guinea Kerria highlights at a glance!
Specifications
Specifications
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Sun ExposureFull Sun, Full Shade, Partial Shade
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Growth RateMedium
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Bloom PeriodLate Spring
Growing Zones 4-9
Golden Blooms on Arching Branches Golden Guinea Kerria!
- Masses of Bright Yellow Flowers
- Prolific Blooms
- Tidy, Upright Rounded Form
- No Serious Insect or Disease Problems
- Stems Stay Green All Winter!
- Also Known As Easter Rose
- Green Foliage Has Lots of Character!
- Full Sun, Partial Shade, or Full Shade!
- Alkaline Soil Tolerance
- Occasional Rebloom
Let Nature Hills be your treasure map to find pirate's treasure! The Golden Guinea Kerria (Kerria japonica 'Golden Guinea') is an amazingly bright and colorful flowering shrub that will have you realizing you've struck gold! You'll love the brilliance a single plant can bring to your landscape!
Also known as the Japanese Kerria or Japanese Rose because it originated in China and Japan, it is also called the Easter Rose because its bloom time is around Easter.
Kerria is a tough, and hardy shrub, with wonderful upright growth and a naturally rounded form. This flowering shrub has gracefully arching branches that have a delicate and unearthly quality about them, lending lightness and grace to the garden.
Sure to brighten up both your sun or shade border, Golden Guinea matures to 4-5 feet in both width and height making Kerria a perfect sized shrub for all applications!
Golden Guinea will be covered in golden-yellow, buttercup-shaped blooms from April through May! And such blooms they are! Sparkling and glittering in the sun or dappled shade just like a shower of golden coins!
When not in bloom, it is a delicate, twiggy, deciduous shrub. Sporting dark green, double-toothed foliage that looks corrugated and pleated. It carries impressive character on its own, even when not in bloom. The leaves provide a steady green backdrop for summer-blooming shrubs and perennials. Autumn brings a mellowed, yellow hue to the landscape!
The slender, yellowy-green branches really stand out and Kerria retain their attractive bright-green stems all winter, providing wonderful winter interest!
How to Use Kerria Golden Guinea In The Landscape
Tall and densely branched enough for use as a year-round privacy barrier, Golden Guinea can be used as a brilliant focal point among your beds and borders. Or as a vivid accent plant acting as a gleaming spotlight for dreary parts of the shade garden!
Just imagine those gilded blooms, shining en masse or in long rows as a privacy hedge that no neighbor will mind being screened out by! Golden Guinea is equally versatile in small spaces and urban gardens too.
The wide range of sun adaptivity that Kerria offers means so many options for you! Doing just as well as an attractive shady shrub for woodland gardens, they will happily naturalize areas where the shrub can sucker and spread! Hard-to-mow banks and slopes become gleaming beacons in both sun or shade! Don't worry, the deer will leave these alone!
Cottage gardens and English borders benefit from this brightly colored addition or let those graceful, fine-textured branches create an informal hedge or screen.
Can you imagine this brilliant plant as a foundation planting? The curb appeal for your home just got amplified big time!
#ProPlantTips For Care
Cold hardy from USDA growing zones 4 through 9, their ability to thrive in a wide range of climates and conditions is amazing!
Hardy and versatile, Kerria will grow from full sun to full shade and everything in between! If grown in full sun or in hot summers, it does prefer protection from the late afternoon sun in hotter climates as well, or the flowers may pale in too much sun.
Growing best in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils. Though Kerria prefers loamy soils that are moderately fertile, they can tolerate higher moisture in the warmer growing zones. Avoid heavy clay soils since these plants do not tolerate soggy conditions however will not mind soil pH leaning towards alkaline.
A generous layer of mulch helps retain soil moisture as well as insulate the root system from heat and chill.
These lovely blooms are borne on the previous year's wood, so be sure to only prune in spring right after flowering has finished. After blooming, it can be trimmed to any size. However, if left alone, you may get to see occasional rebloom throughout the growing season.
Having a naturally suckering habit, Kerria will colonize an area in a slow and steady fashion. If this becomes a problem, and unwanted suckers can be promptly removed. If necessary, plants may be renovated by cutting stems nearly to the ground in late winter.
Golden Guinea Kerria does not have any serious insect or disease problems making it superbly worry-free! Requiring minimal care and upkeep, they are really an underused plant which is such a shame since this is an absolutely wonderful landscape plant!
For some brilliance and gilded decor for your garden this year, "X" really marks the spot for this golden treasure find! Order yourself a fabulously versatile Golden Guinea Kerria today!
