1. FORSYTHIA X INTERMEDIA
BOTANICAL NAME
FORSYTHIA X INTERMEDIA

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

3. COMMON NAME
Border Forsythia

5. FAMILY
Oleaceae

6. Life Cycle
Deciduous perennial

7. Growth Habit
Shrub
8-10’ rounded

8. ARRANGEMENT
Opposite

9. LEAF
Elliptical
Length 3” - 5”
Width 1 1/2”

10. MARGIN
Serrated only at tips
Entire near petiole

11. VEINS
Pinnate

12. COMPOSITION
Simple

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. ZONES
5 - 9

27. NATIVE OF:
China