BOTANICAL NAME Forsythia X intermedia

PRONUNCIATION for - SITH - e - ah in - ter - ME - dee - uh

COMMON NAME Border Forsythia Yellow Bells

FAMILY Oleaceae

CLASSIFICATION Shrub

ARRANGEMENT Opposite

COMPOSITION Simple

MARGIN Serrated

VEINS Pinnate

LEAF Length 3” - 5” Width 1 1/2”

PLANT Deciduous Height 8’ to 10’ Width 7’ to 10’ Upright

TEXTURE Medium

FLOWER Late winter (February) Yellow

FRUIT Green pod in May-June

EXPOSURE Sun

GROWTH Rapid

USE Hedge Specimen Border

DESCRIPTION Flower occurs before leaves in February-March Stem is often four sided

DESCRIPTION Flower is on old wood Stem has noticeable lenticels

CULTURAL PRACTICES Propagate by stem cuttings or natural layering

PROBLEMS

ZONES 5 - 9

NATIVE OF: China

REFERENCES Carolina Landscape Plants Manual of Woody Landscape Plants

REFERENCES Landscape Plants; Their Identification, Culture, and Use