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Forsythia x intermedia 'Ford Freeway'
Forsythia
Plant Type:
DECIDUOUS SHRUBSForsythia x intermedia 'Ford Freeway' - This is a subtly variegated, large growing and uncommon form with all green blades irregularly streaked and splashed with lighter silvery-green markings. Typical yellow four-petaled tubular flowers open with easy abandon in the early part of spring in northeastern Connecticut. Good hedgerow, hedging or background shrub of typical carefree disposition. Established shrub, cutting grown.
Characteristics and Attributes for Forsythia x intermedia 'Ford Freeway'
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Early Spring
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Spring / Summer
Interesting Bark
- Wiry
Light
- Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
- Full Sun
Attributes
- Hedgerow
- Border
- Screen
- Massing
- Shrub Border
- Hedge
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Moderately Fast
Soil
- Adaptable
Origins
- Garden Origin
Propagated By
- Cutting Grown
Genus Overview: Forsythia
Forsythia. We're not big fans of Forsythia in that they flower gloriously for a few weeks but then settle into undistinguished, tousled and boring summer torpor. Winter isn't much better with wild-haired yellowish stems displaying little character. Having said that we do like the variegated, golden-foliaged and dwarf forms; the golden or variegated forms can make good background or contrast with perennials and other shrubs all through the growing season; the dwarf forms, like 'Bronxensis' make great filler and foreground shrubs and also actually display decent autumn leaf color.