Deeproot Plant Base Online - Forsythia x intermedia 'Goldzauber'

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botanical name:
Forsythia x intermedia 'Goldzauber'

synonyms: Forsythia x intermedia 'Gold Charm'
family: Oleaceae

characteristics: shrub, scented/aromatic
height: 2.00m width: 2.00m
growth rate: fast
growth habit: bushy
leaf colour: green
flower colour: yellow
main period of interest: Spring

poisonous or irritant

growing conditions: full sun, part shade, moist soil, clay soil
prefered soil pH: any
minimum temperature: -29°C
USDA zone: 5 to 9

description:
Large, slightly fragrant, deep golden yellow flowers with a touch of orange in the throats, in early spring before the leaves. Opposite, toothed, lance-shaped, mid to dark green leaves. Very cold hardy variety and one of the earliest flowering.

cultivation:
Any moderately fertile, moist, well drained soil in full sun or light dappled shade. Easy to grow and not fussy. Prune after flowering, reducing new shoots and cut back some of the old shoots to the base.

propagation:
Greenwood cuttings in late spring or semi-ripe cuttings in late summer.

other notes:
Tetraploid hybrid of F. x intermedia 'Beatrix Farrand' and F. x intermedia 'Lynwood'