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 'Northern Gold'

Forsythia 'Paulina' is a dense, deciduous shrub with a compact, bushy form and finely serrated, light green leaves. From March to April, it produces subtly fragrant yellow blooms. Its smaller size makes it suitable for alpine troughs and other limited spaces.

Forsythia 'Paulina'

Forsythia 'Robusta'

Forsythia 'Satellite'

Forsythia 'Spring Beauty'

Forsythia 'Sunrise'

Forsythia 'Swingtime' (v)

Forsythia 'Tremonia'

Forsythia 'Tremorica'

Forsythia 'Volunteer'

Forsythia 'Yatgold'

Forsythia Boucle d'Or ('Courtacour')

Forsythia Marée d'Or ('Courtasol') is a low, broadly spreading deciduous shrub that reaches a height of up to 90 cm. Its lance-shaped leaves emerge following an abundant display of pale yellow flowers that bloom in late winter and early spring.

Forsythia Marée d'Or ('Courtasol')

Forsythia Melissa ('Courtadic')

Forsythia Mêlée d'Or ('Courtaneur')

Forsythia europaea

Forsythia giraldiana

Forsythia japonica

Forsythia japonica var. saxatilis

Forsythia koreana 'Ilgwang' (v)

Forsythia likiangensis

Forsythia nakaii

Forsythia ovata

Forsythia ovata 'French's Florence'

Forsythia ovata 'Naka?'

Forsythia ovata 'Ottawa'

Forsythia ovata 'Tetragold' is a vigorous, bushy cultivar known for its prominent yellow blooms that emerge in early to mid-spring.

Forsythia ovata 'Tetragold'

Forsythia ovata lemon form

Forsythia pumila

Forsythia suspensa is a deciduous shrub that typically reaches heights and widths of up to 3 meters. Its elongated branches display drooping, narrow trumpet-shaped yellow blooms, measuring as much as 3 centimeters in diameter, which emerge in springtime prior to leaf development. The foliage is primarily undivided, though it can occasionally exhibit a three-lobed pattern.

Forsythia suspensa

Forsythia suspensa 'Aurea'

Forsythia suspensa 'Cynthia Barber' (v)

Forsythia suspensa 'Decipiens'

Forsythia suspensa 'Elanor'

Forsythia suspensa 'Hewitt's Gold'

Forsythia suspensa 'Melissa'

Forsythia suspensa 'Nymans' is a sizable, spreading deciduous shrub that can reach a height of approximately 3 meters. The foliage is mid- to dark green and typically features three lobes, displaying a bronze-purple tint during the spring months. In early to mid-spring, small clusters of primrose-yellow blooms emerge along the branches.

Forsythia suspensa 'Nymans'

Forsythia suspensa 'Taff's Arnold' (v)

Forsythia suspensa f. atrocaulis

Forsythia suspensa var. fortunei

Forsythia suspensa var. sieboldii

Forsythia togashii

Forsythia viridissima is an upright shrub that can reach heights of up to 2 meters. Its shoots remain green in their second year, and it features narrow, lanceolate leaves. The yellow flowers, measuring approximately 3 cm in diameter, typically appear either alone or in small clusters of two to three, blooming later than other forsythia varieties in April.

Forsythia viridissima

This is a robust, compact deciduous shrub featuring narrow, serrated leaves that are glossy and pale green. From March to April, it produces yellow flowers that have a subtle fragrance.

Forsythia viridissima 'Bronxensis'

Forsythia viridissima 'Weber's Bronx'

Forsythia viridissima Citrus Swizzle ('Mckcitrine'PBR)

Forsythia viridissima var. koreana is an upright, deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub that can reach a height of approximately 2 meters. This plant features vertical stems that retain their green color into the second year and has wide, lanceolate leaves. In April, it produces bright yellow flowers that measure about 3 centimeters in diameter, appearing primarily as single blooms, though they may occasionally be found in pairs or trios. Notably, this variety blooms later than other forsythia species.

Forsythia viridissima var. koreana

Forsythia viridissima var. koreana 'Kumsom' is a bushy deciduous shrub, reaching heights and widths of approximately 1.5 meters. Its distinctive variegated leaves feature silver-grey veins that form a subtle pattern against the green foliage, which transitions to a purple hue in the autumn. In late spring, before the leaves fully emerge, bright yellow flowers appear, adding early color to the landscape.

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