Kerrier Plants?

Morning
Anyone know what they are?
As there are some being offered free locally :confused:

 

Kerria Japonica is its name Stingo it's a deciduous suckering shrub from china grown for their foliage and flowers,flowers are yellow and they are suitable for a shrub border (easy to grow)

 

I love this plant also known as bachelors buttons, the flowers tend to be double but they do have the habit of springing up where you least expect them, not much of a problem though if you keep cutting back the unwanted bits.

 

Ours were almost wiped out by frost last winter, managed to rescue one tiny piece. The double one and the variegated version went completely.

 

Funnily enough, I saw these at the garden centre here the other day, the double version "Pleniflora" which is the best. Had one in Bucks. I've always liked them.

 

They are rather scruffy IMO, though the flowers are jolly. I think they're best cut back hard (like about 1' high) every other year as the flowers start to fade, and they sucker up into a hairy sort of thicket without all the dead bits in the middle. No good waiting for the flowers to finish - they just trail on for several months!

 

I'd be prepared to bet Stingo knows what a Kerria is!! Just hadn't realted "kerrier plants" to kerria! :rolleyes: think we're in danger of teaching Grandma to suck eggs....

 

Thanks everyone, yes I did realise that the chap meant Kerria and not Kerrier after walnuts post and looking it up in my book. They are being offered for free locally but I don't think I will bother as I really haven't got room for any more shrubs.He has got them in pots which is not where they are supposed to be.

I was out all day yesterday hence not being able to reply to you all.

 

not so much shrub as an invading force... a nice one, though!