| Description | A hardy gold leaf Forsythia with clear yellow flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (for-SITH-i-ah)(vir-i-DIS-i-ma) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | (4)5-8 |
| Sunlight | partial shade, shade, can burn in full hot sun but needs some sun for the yellow color |
| 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 |
| Stems | prominent lenticels |
| Dimensions | 3-5 plus feet by 3-5 plus feet, arching rounded |
| 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 to late will greatly decrease the number of flowers for the next year. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Brought back from Korea by Dale Deppe of Spring Meadow Nursery in Grand Haven, Michigan USA. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #226-Shrubs and Vines for American Gardens (Donald Wyman) |
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