SCIENTIFIC NAME: Forsythia × intermedia 'Lynwood Variety'

COMMON NAME: Lynwood Gold Forsythia

GARDEN SIZE: 6 to 9 feet tall x 6 to 9 feet wide

GROWTH RATE: Moderate

USDA ZONE: 5 to 8

EXPOSURE: Full sun to part shade

WATER & SOIL: Prefers medium moisture, well-drained soils; tolerates clay soil

HABIT (FORM): Deciduous shrub with an upright, spreading form

FOLIAGE: Deciduous; dark green ovate leaves with toothed margins that turn yellow with purple tinges in fall

FLOWERS: Showy, bright yellow flowers in late winter to early spring, before foliage emerges

PLANT ORIGIN: Hybrid of Forsythia suspensa and Forsythia viridissima (both originally from China)

WILDLIFE SUPPORT: May provide some nesting sites and shelter for birds and small mammals, but does not serve as much of a host for local insects and wildlife. May provide food for insects in the spring.

FERTILIZING: Not necessary, but organic compost may be applied in the spring.

PRUNING: Low maintenance; prune after flowering to shape and maintain size

TOXICITY FLAGS: Generally considered non-toxic to dogs, cats, and horses

USES: Hedges, Screens, Specimen, Spring and Fall Interest