General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 4 to 6 feet
Plant Spread: 3 to 5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Other: Green with silver venation
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Cut Flower
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant

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Common names
  • Greenstem Forsythia
  • Korean Forsythia

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Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2024-03-05
Location: My garden in St Louis
Date: 2004-10-23
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2024-03-12
Location: My garden in St Louis
Date: 2014-11-02
Purplish fall color

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-23

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