| Description | A low growing smaller Forsythia. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (for-SITH-i-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full, some shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | yellow to golden yellow, blooms before the leaves appear, the appearance of the leaves means the bloom period is coming to an end |
| Leaves | yellow-green leaves, |
| Stems | twigs yellowish brown with distinct lenticels, reminds me of pretzels |
| Dimensions | 1.5 to 2.5 feet height and spread, prostrate growing |
| Maintenance | Pruning should be done in the spring after flowering. This promotes the production of new wood. On this wood the flowers for next year will be formed. Forsythia can be pruned back fairly hard. Pruning the shrubs from mid-summer to late winter will drastically reduce flowering in spring |
| Propagation | cuttings, U.S. Plant Patent PP13,050 (issued October 1, 2002) |
| Cultivar Origin | INRA research station in Angers, France |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #226-Shrubs and Vines for American Gardens (Donald Wyman) |
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