1. BOTANICAL NAME
Forsythia X intermedia

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

3. COMMON NAME
Border Forsythia
Yellow Bells

5. FAMILY
Oleaceae

6. CLASSIFICATION
Shrub

7. ARRANGEMENT
Opposite

8. COMPOSITION
Simple

9. MARGIN
Serrated

10. VEINS
Pinnate

11. LEAF
Length 3” - 5”
Width 1 1/2”

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

15. TEXTURE
Medium

16. FLOWER
Late winter (February)
Yellow

18. FRUIT
Green pod in May-June

19. EXPOSURE
Sun

20. GROWTH
Rapid

21. USE
Hedge
Specimen
Border

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

23. DESCRIPTION
Flower is on old wood
Stem has noticeable lenticels

25. CULTURAL PRACTICES
Propagate by stem cuttings or natural layering

26. PROBLEMS

27. ZONES
5 - 9

28. NATIVE OF:
China

29. REFERENCES
Carolina Landscape Plants
Manual of Woody Landscape Plants

30. REFERENCES
Landscape Plants; Their Identification, Culture, and Use