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Greenstem forsythia

Forsythia viridissima

Also called Green Stemmed Forsythia, Greenish Flowered Forsythia

Greenstem forsythia
Photo: Rolf Engstrand, CC BY-SA 3.0

A deciduous shrub with bright yellow spring flowers and green stems, native to southern China and South Korea. It is grown as a garden shrub in temperate climates, and flowers about two weeks after other forsythias.

Family
Oleaceae (Olive family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply during dry spells, especially while young; allow the top of the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained garden soil; tolerates a range of soil types.
Temperature
Hardy to about -20 °C; protect young plants from late frosts.
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. China, S. Korea
Climate
temperate

About

Forsythia viridissima, variously called the Chinese golden bell tree, green-stemmed forsythia, greenstem forsythia, and Korean forsythia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Forsythia, native to southern China and South Korea, and introduced to Japan and the United States. It flowers about two weeks later than other forsythias. It may be of hybrid origin and is believed to be one of the parents of Forsythia × intermedia.

Other Forsythia plants

Showy forsythia · Early forsythia · Weeping forsythia · Forsythias

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Forsythia viridissima by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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