Can anyone please identify this April flowering yellow flowered plant?
 

I would love to know what this April flowering plant is but I have no
books or knowledge of botany. It is about 10-12 ft tall in my
garden. It features long spindly branching stems - there are perhaps
60 making up the manifestation in my garden. The flowers are yellow
and superficially (from a distance) a little like dandelion flowers.
The leaves are a little like less hairy mint leaves.

My soil is very clay and I live on a hill where the run of water keeps
my soil pretty moist under the surface. I am particularly keen to
establish what the plant is because if the flowers are edible I aim to
make wine out of it. Can anyone help? Here is a link to a picture
of the flowers etc: http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/4088/dsc00026pu1.jpg

Any help very gratefully received.

Many thanks, Jim

Can anyone please identify this April flowering yellow flowered plant?
 

On 21 Apr, 02:38, Anne Jackson wrote:
The message from jim contains these words:

I would love to know what this April flowering plant is but I have no
books or knowledge of botany. It is about 10-12 ft tall in my
garden. It features long spindly branching stems - there are perhaps
60 making up the manifestation in my garden. The flowers are yellow
and superficially (from a distance) a little like dandelion flowers.
The leaves are a little like less hairy mint leaves.
My soil is very clay and I live on a hill where the run of water keeps
my soil pretty moist under the surface. I am particularly keen to
establish what the plant is because if the flowers are edible I aim to
make wine out of it. Can anyone help? Here is a link to a picture
of the flowers etc:http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/4088/dsc00026pu1.jpg
Any help very gratefully received.
Many thanks, Jim

Kerria japonica

--
'She'

Freedom is always the freedom of dissenters.
~Rosa Luxemburg

Thank you so much!

Jim

Hi Jim

I love this cheerfull bush! It can get quite big if you don't keep on top of it!

Its a Kerria japonica 'plentiflora'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plant...ages/442.shtml

Not sure if its edible though

sarah x

Can anyone please identify this April flowering yellowflowered plant?
 

On 21/4/07 02:41, in article
, "jim"
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On 21 Apr, 02:38, Anne Jackson wrote:
The message from jim contains these words:

I would love to know what this April flowering plant is
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Kerria japonica

--
'She'

Freedom is always the freedom of dissenters.
~Rosa Luxemburg

Thank you so much!

It spreads itself pretty rapidly, IME, so make sure it doesn't take over
altogether.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)

Can anyone please identify this April flowering yellow flowered plant?
 

"Anne Jackson" wrote in message
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The message from jim contains these words:

I would love to know what this April flowering plant is but I have no
books or knowledge of botany. It is about 10-12 ft tall in my
garden. It features long spindly branching stems - there are perhaps
60 making up the manifestation in my garden. The flowers are yellow
and superficially (from a distance) a little like dandelion flowers.
The leaves are a little like less hairy mint leaves.

My soil is very clay and I live on a hill where the run of water keeps
my soil pretty moist under the surface. I am particularly keen to
establish what the plant is because if the flowers are edible I aim to
make wine out of it. Can anyone help? Here is a link to a picture
of the flowers etc:
http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/4088/dsc00026pu1.jpg

Any help very gratefully received.

Many thanks, Jim

Kerria japonica


Having had it identified as one of my garden shrubs, I could have answered
that, now that is progress in my gardening knowledge thanks to this group.

Mike

Can anyone please identify this April flowering yellow flowered plant?
 

On 21 Apr, 10:58, "Muddymike" wrote:
"Anne Jackson" wrote in message

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The message from jim contains these words:

I would love to know what this April flowering plant is but I have no
books or knowledge of botany. It is about 10-12 ft tall in my
garden. It features long spindly branching stems - there are perhaps
60 making up the manifestation in my garden. The flowers are yellow
and superficially (from a distance) a little like dandelion flowers.
The leaves are a little like less hairy mint leaves.

My soil is very clay and I live on a hill where the run of water keeps
my soil pretty moist under the surface. I am particularly keen to
establish what the plant is because if the flowers are edible I aim to
make wine out of it. Can anyone help? Here is a link to a picture
of the flowers etc:
http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/4088/dsc00026pu1.jpg

Any help very gratefully received.

Many thanks, Jim

Kerria japonica

Having had it identified as one of my garden shrubs, I could have answered
that, now that is progress in my gardening knowledge thanks to this group.

Mike

It also comes in a single flowered form, supposed to grow to 6 to 8ft
but I have seen it around 25 ft growing out of the top of an Oak tree.
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries