Forsythia Intermedia
Buy Karl Sax Improved Variety. This is a flowering plant spreads up to 4 feet. The flowers of the trees are deep golden flowers, and are more thickly and evenly distributed along the stems when compared to the other varieties. It grows in ordinary to poor soil and has the capacity to withstand adverse city conditions. This plant can easily be pruned, after the blooming; in fact it has been done so to maintain desired height and in fact it will bloom better next year. For hedge, plant is 4 feet apart. The plant bears a very rugged and ornamental shrub with a height of about 3.5 feet and it spread up to four feet. The plant originally belongs to Oleaceae or the olive Family. Forsythia Intermedia, the flowering plant blooms against an unusually clear blue sky in the early April in fact in the beginning of the spring. This is in fact one of the first shrubs to bloom in spring, the flowers is 1-2 inches and are across with four narrow petals that spread out at right angles from the short tube. There are in fact 1-3 flowers per node.
This is a wonderful shrub that will add lots of color to your lawn and landscape. It will brighten up that dull spot on your lawn or landscape with its bright color of yellow.
This shrub will be brilliant showing off its color during those spring and summer months. It will produce brilliant yellow blooms for your enjoyment during those hot summer days.
Zone - 4-9
Mature Height: 8-10 ft.
Mature Width: 5-12 ft.
Growth/Year: 13-24 inches
Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil Conditions: Moist, Acidic
Botanical Name: Forsythia Intermedia