Botanical Name: Common Names:
Forsythia intermedia Beatrix Farrand Border Forsythia,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Shrub Like
Description:
Medium deciduous shrub that is covered in golden yellow bell-shaped flowers during Spring and showy Autumn colour of red, yellow and orange tones. Great to use for screening and hedging. Grows approx. 2 tall x 2m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Park And Gardens
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Best grown in a sunny position in a well-drained soil. Frost and drought tolerant once established. Prune after flowering to keep looking bushy and tidy. Plant 30cm apart for a dense screen.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Oleaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Orange, Red, Yellow
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: TBA
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: Medium / Moderate