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How to Grow a Yellow Rose of Texas
How to Grow a Yellow Rose of Texas. The yellow rose of Texas -- which isn’t from Texas -- is better known by its Latin name, Kerria japonica. This shrub is native to China and Japan, and it thrives in U.S. Department of Agriculture Plant Hardiness Zones 4 to 9. It grows 6 feet tall and sends out bright yellow blooms halfway through spring....
The yellow rose of Texas -- which isn’t from Texas -- is better known by its Latin name, Kerria japonica. This shrub is native to China and Japan, and it thrives in U.S. Department of Agriculture Plant Hardiness Zones 4 to 9. It grows 6 feet tall and sends out bright yellow blooms halfway through spring. Since this is a sterile plant, propagate it by dividing its root crown in late summer or fall.
Things You'll Need
Pickax
Shovel
Compost
Spade
Shears
Select a sunny or shady location for the yellow rose of Texas. In the shade, there are fewer blooms. In the sun, the color of the blooms won’t be very bright.
Prepare a site to receive the root cutting. Incorporate 1 to 2 inches of compost or other organic matter into the ground to a depth of 6 inches.
Dig a hole that accommodates the roots at the same depth they were growing. Its width must be large enough for the roots to spread.
Loosen the soil around the Japanese kerria shrub while digging deeper into the ground until you reach below the roots. Lift the plant gently out of the ground.
Remove some of the soil clinging to the root system so you can see the crown.
Cut a section of the root crown with a sharp spade. If the shrub you’re dividing is old, take the cutting from the outer edge, which has younger roots.
Trim broken roots and transplant the cutting to the hole you prepared. Backfill it with topsoil. Plant the main shrub back in its hole and refill it with topsoil.
Irrigate both plants with 1 inch of water a week.
