How to tend a Forsythia suspensa
Also known as: Lilac perpensa Lam., Ligustrum suspensum Thunb., Syringa suspensa Thunb., Forsythia fortuni Lindl., Forsythia giraldiana f. pubescens (Rehder) C.S.Niu, Forsythia sieboldii (Zabel) Dippel, Forsythia suspensa f. atrocaulis Rehder, Forsythia suspensa f. aureovariegata Koehne, Forsythia suspensa f. decipiens Koehne, Forsythia suspensa var. fortunei (Lindl.) Rehder, Forsythia suspensa var. latifolia Rehder, Forsythia suspensa f. pallida Koehne, Forsythia suspensa f. pubescens Rehder, Forsythia suspensa var. pubescens (Rehder) Lingelsh., Forsythia suspensa var. sieboldii Zabel, Forsythia suspensa f. variegata (Butz) Rehder, Rangium suspensum (Thunb.) Ohwi, Forsythia suspensa unranked variegata Butz, Forsythia suspensa var. variegata (Butz) Rehder
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Water thoroughly when soil is dry, reduce watering in winter
Sunlight
Likes light, slight shade tolerance, in summer use half shade for better care
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly in spring
Pruning
Remove old, diseased and dead leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- China
- Category
- Oleaceae, Forsythia
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period March-April, viewing period 3-4 weeks
- Flower colors
- golden yellow
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