Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood Variety’ (Border Forsythia)

Noted for its large flowers, award-winning Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood Variety’ (Border Forsythia) is a vigorous medium-sized deciduous shrub of stiffly upright habit, with a profusion of bright-yellow, four-petaled flowers which appear before the leaves in early to mid-spring. The foliage of narrowly ovate, sharply serrated, dark green leaves remains attractive throughout the growing season and turns yellow with purple tinges in the fall. A harbinger of spring, this Border Forsythia is one of the most reliable. Use it in mass plantings, shrub borders, or as a flowering hedge.

• Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society.
• Grows up to 6-9 ft. tall and wide (180-270 cm).
• A full sun or part shade lover, this plant is best grown in moist, well-drained soils. Best flower production is obtained in full sun. Tolerates average to poor garden soils. Some drought tolerance once established.
• Perfect as a specimen plant, for foundations or hedges, in mixed borders, on banks or slopes. Great for coastal gardens or cottage gardens.
• Low maintenance, this plant is deer resistant and fairly trouble-free.
• Pests and Diseases: Forsythia is seldom troubled by pests. However, it may be affected by aphids, spider mites, four-lined plant bugs, or Japanese weevils. Forsythia is susceptible to leaf spot, twig blight, and crown gall.
• Prune immediately after spring flowering to encourage strong, healthy shoots and improve flowering.
• Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings