Forsythia Plant Care. A forsythia can live for 50 years or more. Forsythia shares the family oleaceae which is a famous family embracing the olives plants as a marker.
As one of the first plants the border forsythia brings some colour to the garden in spring. Forsythia x intermedia sunrise is a compact shrub growing around 4 to 6 feet tall and wide. Forsythia forsythia spp is a staple shrub for gardens in united states department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 8 and some varieties are hardy to zone 9.
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Its flower buds are able to withstand colder winter temperatures than many other forsythia varieties. It decorates many gardens mostly as a robust hedge plant. Forsythia has seven species and many varieties of similar biological characteristics. The forsythia is a low maintenance shrub and does not need specialist care.