Forsythia suspensa

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Forsythia suspensa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Forsythia suspensa, Vahl. Shrub, to 8 ft., with slender branches often lopping on the ground and taking root: lvs. broad-ovate or oblong-ovate, serrate, 3-4 in. long: fls. 1-3, rarely to 6, about 1 in. long, golden yellow, tube striped orange-yellow within; calyx about as long as tube: caps, ovate, about 1 in. long. China. S.Z.3. Gn. 73, p. 243. Var. Fortunei, Rehd. (F. Fortunei, Lindl.). Fig. 1559. Of upright habit with finally arching branches: lvs. often ternate, ovate or oblong- ovate: corolla with straight and spreading twisted segms. R. H. 1861:291. G. 4:79; 13:87. G.M. 50:227. F.E.31:421. Var.decipiens, Koehne. A vigorous form of the preceding: fls. always solitary, on pedicels usually ½ in., sometimes nearly 1 in. long, deep yellow, known only in the macrostylous form. Gt 55, p. 203 Var. pallida, Koehne. Fls. always solitary, pale yellow. Var. vanegata, Butz. Lvs. variegated with golden yellow: fls. deep yellow. Var. atrocaulis, Rehd. A form of var. Fortunei with dark purple branches and the young growth purplish. Cent. China. Var. pubescens, Rehd. Similar to the preceding, but lvs. soft and short- pubescent on both sides or only below. Cent. China. Var. Sieboldii, Zabel (F. Sieboldii, Dipp.). Fig. 1560. Low shrub, with very slender, pendulous or trailing branches: lvs. mostly simple, broad-ovate or ovate: corolla-lobes flat and broad, slightly recurved. B.M.4995. F.S. 12:1253. Gn. 33, p. 563. A.G. 13:94. G.F. 4:79. Gt. 55, p. 205.—F. suspensa is an excellent shrub for the margins of groups, because it finally rolls over and meets the greensward. It can also be trained over an arbor. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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