Plant Profile Forsythia

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This early spring-blooming shrub is a mainstay of area gardens and parks. Some people object to their bright yellow, relentless cheer, but we could not imagine a local springtime without them! • • One of the best uses of this plant is en masse such as at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, DC. That famous planting was designed by Beatrix Farrand. • • After flowering, your forsythia should be cut down to 18-24 inches high and will then quickly grow back. This tough garden plant needs at least 6 hours of full sun for reliable flowering each year. • • It likes well-draining soils enriched with organic matter. We recommend mulching around it each fall with partially composted leaves. • • The shrub can reach 8 feet tall and 5 feet wide. If space is an issue in your garden, recent introductions like ‘Sunrise’ and ‘Gold Tide’ are more compact. • • Forsythia is very easy to propagate. Often a branch will touch the ground and take root. Just cut that branch off from the mother-plant and dig up the roots to transplant it. You can also guide a branch down, place a rock on it, then come back a month or so later to check on if it has rooted yet. • • If your Forsythia is not blooming early enough for you, cut a few branches in February and bring them indoors then place them in a tall vase filled with room temperature water to force them into flower. • • While the yellow Forsythia is ubiquitous, did you know there is a related white forsythia and even a pink form? • • Try planting a Forsythia bush in your garden today – you can grow that! • • The video was produced by Washington Gardener Magazine and edited by intern Emily Coakley. • ➤ If you enjoy this video, please give it a thumbs up and subscribe to our Youtube channel (thank you!) • ➤ Remember to TURN ON notifications to know when our new videos are out • ➤ FIND Washington Gardener Magazine ONLINE: • • • Washington Gardener Blog: • • www.washingtongardener.blogspot.com • • • Washington Gardener Archives: • • http://issuu.com/washingtongardener • • • Washington Gardener Discussion Group: • • http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Washing... • • • Washington Gardener Twitter Feed: • • www.twitter.com/WDCGardener • • • Washington Gardener Instagram Account: • • / wdcgardener • • • Washington Gardener Facebook Page: • • / washingtongardenermagazine • • • Washington Gardener Youtube: • • / washingtongardenermagazine • • • Washington Gardener Store: • • www.amazon.com/shop/wdcgardener • • • Washington Gardener Podcast: • • https://anchor.fm/kathy-jentz/

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