General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: |
Shrub
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Life cycle: |
Perennial
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Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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Soil pH Preferences: |
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
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Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
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Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 8b
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Plant Height: |
20 to 36 inches |
Plant Spread: |
20 to 30 inches |
Leaves: |
Deciduous
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Flowers: |
Showy
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Flower Color: |
Yellow
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Bloom Size: |
1"-2"
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Flower Time: |
Spring
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Uses: |
Windbreak or Hedge
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Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Stem
Layering
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Pollinators: |
Various insects
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- Greenstem Forsythia
- Bronx Forsythia
- Korean Forsythia
Posted by
ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Apr 11, 2019 1:38 PM concerning plant:
This dwarf cultivar of the Greenstem Forsythia is still sold occasionally at many conventional nurseries in the Midwest, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Northeast USA. It tends to be used more by landscape architects & designers than the general public. I see it occasionally in some public and professional landscapes. I don't find it to be wonderful plant. Back in the Chicago Region in Zone 5a in the 1970's into the 1990's it often did not bloom well from flower buds killed during a strong winter, unless they were sheltered by snow. In Zone 6 and higher it tends to bloom well. It has no fall colour like other forsythias. I remember one person in the past digging one out of the ground because she did not like how it got untidy when older; it needs lots of selective pruning to keep looking good.
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