Growing Forsythia From Seed. Growing from seeds gives you a sense of accomplishment and adds a deeper dimension to your gardening hobby. Cultivated varieties especially hybrids can t be counted on to replicate the quality or traits of a parent plant.
Although this shrub has become naturalized in much of europe and north america its ancestors hail mostly from east asia namely china and the korean peninsula as well as one species from europe. Growing forsythia from seed is generally not recommended as viability and germination rates are uncertain. Seeds can be obtained from a garden center.
You can plant the seeds indoors or outdoors.
Forsythia are generally grown from cuttings but you can also propagate from forsythia seeds. Growing from seeds gives you a sense of accomplishment and adds a deeper dimension to your gardening hobby. Forsythia are deciduous fast growing adaptable shrubs known for their cheery yellow blooms in early spring. Although this shrub has become naturalized in much of europe and north america its ancestors hail mostly from east asia namely china and the korean peninsula as well as one species from europe.