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.