Forsythia x intermedia 'Gold Tide' - A plant created with man-in-the-moon gamma rays in France this is about as Frankensteinian as ya get. But the result is wonderful. A wider than tall Forsythia with light yellow early spring blossoms. Though the height is designated as 12 to 24 inches this fine low grower may acheive a height of 3 feet; but that's an outside dimension as 'Gold Tide' will likely remain shorter. Wonderful front of the larger border. Set before taller shrubs - the shrubs set before trees will provide three satisfying tiers in naturalistic appeal. 'Gold Tide' on a bank in flower would look like molten butter (thank you, Ray Bradbury.) Best in full to nearly full sun planted in fertile, draining ground. Established potted Forsythia from cutting.
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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.