Forsythia
- Botanical Name
- Forsythia x
- Min Zone
- 4
- Height
- Up to 12 feet
- Width
- Up to 12 feet
- Flowers
- Early spring: yellow on old wood
- Light
- Full sun (best flowering)
- Soil
- Adaptable
- Planting & Care
- Transplants easily
- Occasional rejuvenation prune
- Moderately salt tolerant
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Meadowlark - most cold hardy, bright yellow flowers hardy to -35°
- Northern Gold - golden yellow flowers hardy to -30°
- Northern Sun - clear yellow flowers hardy to -30°
- Sunrise - bright yellow flowers hardy to -20°
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