Forsythia
Forsythia Intermedia
The Forsythia is the shrub that marks the awakening of spring with its spectacular yellow bell-shaped bloom that appears just before the foliage.
The flowering branches of the Forsythia can be cut to garnish your interior, nice effects in a large vase.
Description
Height at maturity
3/4M
Wingspan at maturity
2/4M
Exposure
Sun, partial shade
Flowering
March - April
Hardiness
-30°C
Origin
Asia - Europa
Forsythia × intermedia – Border Forsythia – Golden Bells
The herald of spring
General presentation
Forsythia × intermedia is a deciduous ornamental shrub, a hybrid between Forsythia suspensa and Forsythia viridissima. Famous for its bright yellow bloom that appears even before the leaves, it is one of the very first shrubs to announce spring. Its vigour, hardiness, and ease of cultivation make it a must-have in gardens, whether planted as a specimen, in borders, or flowering hedges.
Dimensions and habit
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Mature height: 3 to 4 m
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Spread: 2 to 4 m
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Habit: Upright, with slightly arching branches, giving a natural and graceful appearance
Foliage and flowering
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Foliage: Deciduous, bright green, lanceolate, sometimes yellow in autumn
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Flowering: March to April, abundant and showy
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Flowers: Bright yellow, bell-shaped, star-like, borne directly on bare wood
Hardiness and resistance
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Hardiness: Excellent, down to -30 °C
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Resistance: Rarely troubled by pests or diseases, tolerates pollution and calcareous soils
Exposure and soil
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Exposure: Full sun for best flowering, tolerates partial shade
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Soil: Ordinary, fertile, fresh but well-drained
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Tolerance: Adapts to most soils, except waterlogged conditions
Planting
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Best time: Autumn (ideal) or spring
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Spacing: 1.5 to 2 m for an airy hedge
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Tip: Add compost at planting to encourage growth and flowering
Care and pruning
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Watering: Regular during the first year, then only in prolonged drought
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Pruning: Immediately after flowering, cut back old stems at the base and shorten new shoots by one-third
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Avoid: Pruning in late summer or autumn, which removes the following year’s flower buds
Propagation
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Cuttings: Hardwood cuttings in winter or semi-ripe cuttings in summer
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Layering: Easy, by bending down a low branch to the ground
Garden uses
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Free or flowering hedges
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Shrub borders combined with summer or autumn flowering plants
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Specimen planting for a striking spring effect
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Large containers for terrace or patio
Highlights
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Early and profuse flowering
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Very hardy and easy to grow
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Low maintenance
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Adapted to both urban gardens and natural settings
Features
- Common name : Forsythia
- Family : Oléaceae
- Category : shrub
- Spread : 2/4M
- Foliage : deciduous
- Color of flowers : yellow
- Soil : low fertility and well drained
- Habit : bushy
- Earth to use : universal potting soil/garden soil/compost
- Enemies : nothing to report
- Possible diseases : gall - rot
Expédition & livraison
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Our delivery methods
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