Forsythia x intermedia

Botanical Name: Forsythia x intermedia
Common Name: forsythia
Family Name: Oleacea
Distribution/Origin: Garden origin

Leaf: Green, Glabrous, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Lanceolate/Ovate/Acute/Cuneate/Serrate
Bud: Opposite
Flower: Yellow, Showy, Fragrant, Floriferous, 4 petals, Mar/Apr

Fruit/Seed: Capsule, Brown, Fruit insignificant, Sep/Oct
Stem/Bark: Prominent lenticels, Multi-stem trunk, Brown

Size: Height: 2.0 -3.0m/Spread: 3.0 - 4.0m
Habit: Arching, Stiffly upright
Form: Irregular, Vase

Soil conditions: Well-drained
Moisture: Low
Sun: Full sun
Exposure: Filtered shade

Landscape use: Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub boarder, Sheared hedge, Spring interest, Tall background

Notes: Perennial