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Forsythia x intermedia 'Lynwood Variety' (Border Forsythia)

Forsythia x intermedia 'Lynwood Variety', Forsythia × intermedia 'Lynwood', Forsythia × intermedia 'Lynwood Gold', Forsythia 'Lynwood Gold'


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. Keep an eye out for leaf spots, crown gall, spider mites, and aphids.
  • Prune immediately after spring flowering to encourage strong, healthy shoots and improve flowering.
  • Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings

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Requirements

Hardiness 6 – 9
Heat Zones 5 – 9
Climate Zones 1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, A2, A3
Plant Type Shrubs
Plant Family Forsythia
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Early,Mid)
Height 6' – 9' (180cm – 270cm)
Spread 6' – 9' (180cm – 270cm)
Spacing 72" – 108" (180cm – 270cm)
Water Needs Average
Maintenance Low
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Clay Soil, Deer, Drought
Garden Uses Banks and Slopes, Hedges and Screens
Garden Styles Coastal Garden, Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden

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While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.


Requirements

Hardiness 6 – 9
Heat Zones 5 – 9
Climate Zones 1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, A2, A3
Plant Type Shrubs
Plant Family Forsythia
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Early,Mid)
Height 6' – 9' (180cm – 270cm)
Spread 6' – 9' (180cm – 270cm)
Spacing 72" – 108" (180cm – 270cm)
Water Needs Average
Maintenance Low
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Clay Soil, Deer, Drought
Garden Uses Banks and Slopes, Hedges and Screens
Garden Styles Coastal Garden, Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden

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