Forsythia viridissima
Common name: 
Greenstem Forsythia
Pronunciation: 
for-SITH-i-a vir-i-DIS-si-ma
Family: 
Oleaceae
Genus: 
Forsythia
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Broadleaf deciduous shrub, erect, to 10 ft high (3 m); branches remain green for several years.   Leaves opposite, simple, lanceolate, deep green.  Flowers perfect, yellow with some green.
  • USDA Zone 5        Native to China.
  • Two cultivars:  'Bronxensis'   and   'Kumson'
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