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Forsythia viridissima 'Gold Leaf'

Forsythia

Plant Type:

DECIDUOUS SHRUBS

Forsythia viridissima ‘Gold Leaf’ – They are hefty and tall and may be judiciously pruned to accommodate box size and to keep stratospheric shipping costs at bay. 'Gold Leaf' is also an older form with bright yellow-lime foliage that absolutely glows in the part shade garden in which it will thrive. Too much sun and the beautiful foliage will burn. It is easy-natured in fertile soil growing smaller than the x intermedia cultivars. ‘Gold Leaf’ produces fewer flowers than many other forsythia but we grow it for the foliage that lights up in open shade all season long. ‘Gold Leaf’ came to us with an F. viridissima moniker though Michael Dirr places it with F. x intermedia. Established shrub, cutting grown.


Height:

4-6 ft

Spread:

4-8 ft

Colors:

Soft Yellow

Zone:

5 to 8(9)
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Item Description Price  
FORSYGOL Forsythia viridissima 'Gold Leaf' (5 inch Square x 6 inch Tall - 2 quarts / 1.8927 liters) $24.00


Characteristics and Attributes for Forsythia viridissima 'Gold Leaf'

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Early Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Spring / Summer / into Autumn

Interesting Bark

  • Colored

Light

  • Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
  • Mostly Sunny

Attributes

  • Hedgerow
  • Border
  • Massing
  • Shrub Border
  • Hedge

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Moderately Fast

Soil

  • Draining
  • Fertile
  • Moist
  • Woodland

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.