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Forsythia: Forsythia cultivars

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forsythia hedge

Family: Oleaceae

Above: forsythia hedge, Below: forsythia flowers Use: specimen, hedges
forsythia flowers

Plant: shrub to 8'

Origin: Europe and Asia

Zone
: 5 - 9

Flowers
: buttery yellow, fragrant flowers crowded along the nodes

Foliage: simple, toothed leaf

Culture
: full sun on average soil. Drought tolerant once established. Do not prune after June for best flower display the following spring



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