Forsythia suspensa
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- for-SYE-thee-uh sus-PEN-suh
- Description
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Drought tolerant; stems that touch the ground form roots. These plants are occasionally damaged by deer. This plant was named after a Scottish botanist named William Forsythia.
Play Value: Wildlife Enhancement
Seed: Capsule
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Sieboldii
- Sieboldii
- Sieboldii
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Sieboldii
- Sieboldii
- Sieboldii
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Forsythia
- Species:
- suspensa
- Family:
- Oleaceae
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Wildlife Food Source
- Dimensions:
- Height: 8 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 10 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Weeping
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Golden yellow flowers in early spring; not as vivid a display as other forsythias
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Alternate, simple, dark green leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Recreational Play Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Children's Garden
- Winter Garden