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.
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
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 |