Forsythia Suspensa

Forsythia Suspensa Care

Forsythia Suspensa

What is the plant

Forsythia suspensa is a large shrub. It can be grown as a weeping shrub on stream banks and can be identified by its pale flowers. Garden cultivars can be found. It is a spring flowering shrub, with yellow flowers. It is grown and prized for its toughness. It is believed to be one of the parents of Forsythia × intermedia.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Hardiness zone

5 - 8

Difficulty

Easy

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
It tolerates dry spells, but needs supplemental watering during extended periods of drought.
Pruning
Weeping forsythia pruning is a snap. When you need to remove a branch, cut it back all the way to the ground. Cutting the shrub back by shortening the branches destroys its natural shape, and it can take three years or more to recover its natural beauty. One exception is that you may want to cut back the ends of stems that threaten to touch the ground to keep them from rooting.
Fertilizer
The care of weeping forsythias is a snap because they seldom need watering or fertilizer. If the soil is poor, apply a small amount of general purpose fertilizer over the root zone and water it in.

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Sunlight
Weeping forsythia shrubs flower best in full sun, but they also grow in partial shade.
Soil
The shrubs grow well in almost any soil, as long as it isn’t too rich.
Temperature
Weeping forsythia plants are hardy in USDA plant hardiness zones 5 through 8.