Forsythia × intermedia
Border Forsythia

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Yellow (Lovely, 4-petaled, bright yellow flowers (1.25-1.5" across) in early to mid spring; flowers killed by -10 to 15 degrees F)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Summer foliage); Yellow (Generally poor yellow-green to purple tinged in the fall)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Capsule; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
8-10 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
10-12 feet
 Soil Notes:
Quite adaptable to soil type
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (3-5" long by 1.5-2.5" wide) are opposite, simple, and entire near base and toothed near tip. Flowers form in leaf axils. Multiple buds at nodes. Four-sided, greenish-brown stems having chambered pith and solid pith at nodes (Forsythia suspensa has hollow internodes).

Additional Information

The most showy forsythia cultivars are found in this vigorous and adaptable hybrid species. Cut stems excised in mid-winter will flower indoors due to very short chilling requirement. Hardy to USDA Zone 4 for vegetative parts and USDA 5(6) for flowers. Flower buds are killed by severe winters in zone 5, and frequently in colder zones. Plants, however, are hardy in Zone 4. Too big for most foundations and small border plantings (Don't Shear!). Remove old wood for best appearance.

11 Forsythia × intermedia found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant
Number Accession ID Location
12010_04556*ASCPA
22010_04558*ASCPA
32010_12893*AHILL
42010_11804*APRSV
52010_08798*AAERO
62010_11806*APRSV
72010_12894*AHILL
82010_08797*AAERO
92010_04557*ASCPA
102010_04559*ASCPA
112010_11805*APRSV

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