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Which forsythia Variety Has the Brightest Yellow Blooms?

7 years ago

While I love forsythia, I'm not crazy about the common gold color for my landscape. Years ago, in someone's landscape there was one that was a stunning, clear, bright yellow. Does anyone know which variety has this shade?

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NHBabs z4b-5a NH

7 years ago

last modified: 7 years ago

Terri, where are you generally and what is your zone? In my area not all forsythia are bud hardy, so if you are in a particularly cold area, that will matter.

Does the shrub size or shape matter?

I rarely see different types of forsythia planted together to compare colors. Is there a large botanic garden or arboretum near you that might have a plot for comparison?

You can look at Forsythia mandshurica 'Vermont Sun' to see if it fits your color taste.

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Terri S
Original Author
7 years ago
NHbabs - I am in zone 6, south central PA. Not too much but I do not want one that grows 10' though. Maybe 5-6 feet. Unfortunately not and the last independently-owned store which I loved closed last year. Big box only ever have the common golden one that gets too big.

I checked out Vermont Sun. They describe it as sulfur yellow. What is sulfur yellow, do you know? I guess the color I want is the color of daffodils, canaries, clear true yellow.
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NHBabs z4b-5a NH
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Sulfur yellow to me is a paler yellow, less gold. I think more like daffodils than most with perhaps even a tiny hint of green to the yellow.

If you are willing to drive a bit, there are a ton of arboreta and botanic gardens in PA, including arboreta at both Penn State and U of PA, Longwood Gardens, Hershey, etc. I'd check to see if any have collections of forsythia. I don't have anything close, but have gone down to the Arnold Arboretum when I wanted to see a whole collection.
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
7 years ago
size is maintained thru rejuvenation pruning .... google the term ...

they do not magically stop growing at some predetermined height .... a dwarf ... aka a slower annual growth rate.. just takes longer to put on size...

if you shop local... i would just visit nurseries when the stock is in bloom ....

ken
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
7 years ago
also... they root in a week ... if you ever find one you like.. just ask for some cuttings ... ken
Embothrium
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
If you do an image search a particular one looking like you want may become noticeable at some point.
Logan L Johnson
7 years ago
Perhaps 'Lynwood Gold'? Also, forsythia can be sheared using proper topiary pruning techniques and still flower profusely.

See first link about basic forsythia care, and then link about proper shearing.

==>>>https://plumtreetrading.blogspot.com/2016/08/forythia-shrub-care.html

==>>>https://plumtreetrading.blogspot.com/2016/11/how-to-properly-shear-shrubs.html

This is what you will end up with following my pruning methods:
Embothrium
7 years ago
I thought of the especially showy F. x intermedia 'Lynwood Variety' also but multiple different other selections have come on the market since 1935. Including ones of smaller size.
mad_gallica (z5 Eastern NY)
7 years ago
It sounds like she is looking for something less gold and more yellow than Lynwood. They are out there, but what are they called?
arbordave (SE MI)
7 years ago
"Show Off" has become popular at retailers in this area, and it would have the compact size you're looking for (5-6 feet).

https://www.provenwinners.com/plants/forsythia/show-forsythia-x-intermedia
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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btw ... i dont recommend taking cuttings at a nursery ... lol .... nor an arboretum ... ken

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