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Abeliophyllum distichum
White Forsythia
Plant Type:
DECIDUOUS SHRUBSAbeliophyllum distichum - White Forsythia... not a Forsythia okay? Ach - the common names. This is the species of a fine multi-stemmed shrub. Fragrant “White Forsythia” with a dazzling display is so very welcome in the very early spring. It flowers about the same time in the circadian calendar as acual Forsythia. Its much smaller flowers are four-petaled which is another allusion to actual Forsythia. It is best to cut back after flowering for a tighter and more handsome plant; we generally cut ours back every couple of years. If not it will mound up to a wild shrub to 7 feet or more. Muted yellow to purple or purple-red foliage in most autumns. Site Abeiliophyllum distichum in full to part sun planted in average to fertile soil. Cutting grown.
Characteristics and Attributes for Abeliophyllum distichum
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Early Spring
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Spring / Summer / into Autumn
Nature Attraction
- Deer Resistant
Light
- Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
- Mostly Sunny
- Shade Tolerant
Attributes
- Natural Garden
- Shrub Border
- Specimen
- Filler
- Hedge
- Hedgerow
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Moderately Fast
Soil
- Fertile
- Draining
Origins
- Korea
Propagated By
- Cutting Grown