Abeliophyllum consists of loose, deciduous shrubs characterized by opposing ovate leaves. In late winter or early spring, they produce fragrant flowers with four elongated lobes, which emerge from the axils and develop on the bare stems.

Abeliophyllum

Abeliophyllum distichum is a deciduous shrub that tends to sprawl, featuring slender branches adorned with dark green foliage. In spring, it produces racemes of fragrant flowers that resemble those of forsythia, measuring about 1 cm in diameter, and can be white or pale pink in color.

Abeliophyllum distichum

Abeliophyllum distichum 'Pink Star'

The Roseum Group is a deciduous shrub characterized by its open habit. It features small, oval-shaped leaves and produces pale pink, four-petaled flowers that appear in racemes within the leaf axils during late winter and early spring.

Abeliophyllum distichum Roseum Group

Chionanthus comprises small deciduous trees or substantial shrubs characterized by opposite simple leaves. They produce loose terminal clusters of white flowers, each featuring four slender petals, which may later give rise to blue-black berries.

Chionanthus

Chionanthus caudatus

Chionanthus foveolatus

Chionanthus pubescens

Chionanthus pygmaeus

Chionanthus retusus is a unique small tree that can also be cultivated as a multi-stemmed shrub. It produces clusters of fragrant, white fringed flowers from May to June, which give rise to its common name. After flowering, bluish-black berries develop, attracting birds to the garden. The tree features glossy, mid-green leaves that form a broad, rounded canopy, turning yellow in the fall. Its bronze, peeling bark adds visual interest throughout the year.

Chionanthus retusus

Chionanthus retusus 'Arnold's Pride'

Chionanthus retusus 'China Snow'

Chionanthus retusus 'Norfolk Weeper'

Chionanthus retusus 'Tokyo Tower'

This deciduous shrub produces numerous lightly fragrant, delicate, creamy-white flowers during June and July. In the fall, it may bear dark blue-black berries.

Chionanthus virginicus

Chionanthus virginicus 'Angustifolius'

Chionanthus virginicus 'Latifolius'

Chionanthus virginicus 'Little Leslie'

Chionanthus virginicus var. maritimus

Fontanesia

Fontanesia fortunei

Fontanesia phillyreoides

Fontanesia phyillyraeoides

Forestiera

Forestiera acuminata

Forestiera pubescens

Forestiera pubescens var. glabrifolia

Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens

Forsythia are shrubs that lose their leaves in winter, featuring simple or sometimes lobed foliage. In early spring, before the leaves emerge, they produce abundant short tubular yellow flowers with four spreading lobes.

Forsythia

Forsythia 'Anna Silveria'

Forsythia 'Arnold Brilliant'

Forsythia 'Arnold Dwarf' is a low-growing deciduous shrub that can serve effectively as ground cover. It typically grows to a height of 0.6 to 1 meter and spreads between 1.8 and 2.1 meters wide. In early to mid-spring, before the foliage emerges, it produces a modest display of yellow-green flowers.

Forsythia 'Arnold Dwarf'

Forsythia 'Beatrix Farrand Special'

Forsythia 'Beatrix Farrand' K. Sax

This upright, robust deciduous shrub features arching branches and serrated leaves that are pale green in color. Golden-yellow flowers, which have a subtle fragrance, bloom from March to April.

Forsythia 'Beatrix Farrand' ambig.

Forsythia 'Beatrix Farrand' misapplied

Forsythia 'Fiesta' is a compact shrub that ranges from small to medium in size. Its foliage features distinctive blotches of bright lime-yellow and cream. In early to mid-spring, it produces deep yellow flowers.

Forsythia 'Fiesta' (v)

Forsythia 'Gold Splash'

Forsythia 'Golden Bells'

Forsythia 'Golden Nugget' is a robust, upright deciduous shrub characterized by its arching branches and finely serrated, pale green leaves. From February to March, it produces clusters of softly fragrant, golden-yellow blooms.

Forsythia 'Golden Nugget'

Forsythia 'Golden Times Allgold'

Forsythia 'Golden Times' is a bushy, deciduous shrub that can reach heights of up to 1.5 meters and a width of around 1.2 meters. Its young foliage features vibrant yellow leaves that transition to green in the center, edged with a creamy white border. Some leaves maintain their yellow hue throughout the growing season. While primarily cultivated for its eye-catching leaves, this variety also showcases a few bright yellow flowers in early to mid-spring, emerging before the foliage fully unfolds.

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