
                                               Kerria japonica ' Golden Guinea',  also known as the ? Japanese Rose?,  is an easy-to-grow deciduous shrub with arching stems that are filled with yellow flowers in spring. The original Kerria japonica cultivar was discovered by William Kerr,  a young gardener from Kew who was employed by the East India Company in 1804 to search for undiscovered plants in China to be brought back to grow in British gardens. ? Golden Guinea? is bigger & brighter than those original plants,  holding an RHS AGM. A good shrub for cottage & woodland style gardens,  it will fill the garden with colour during the bleak winter months. 
 Height: 2m (6',  5). Spread: 2.5m (8').