Kerria japonica 'Shannon' 25/1 Restock and the interior Southeast

and the interior Southeast

is a summer-flowering bulb from the grasslands and damp meadows of eastern South Africa

dry pine-oak woods

white cones ten to fourteen inches long that open in early summer

They come from a long way off

Kerria japonica 'Shannon' 25/1 Restock and the interior SoutheastWilliam Kerr arrived in Guangzhou in 1803 as the first professional plant hunter posted permanently in China, dispatched by Sir Joseph Banks and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew to send back whatever the southern port cities could offer. Among his returns was a double flowered shrub with bright yellow, pompon like blooms, gathered from cultivation and shipped to Kew in 1805. The genus was eventually named Kerria in his honor. His later years were less