Variegated
Forsythia plants exhibit flowers that precede their leaves.
Forsythias are fast-growing shrubs with an upright and arching
form. Variegated forsythia plants are often used to demarcate
property boundaries. They are also often used as a privacy
fence for summer and fall, after they have fully leafed out.
Forsythia plants can also be used as specimens and for erosion
control on slopes.
Variegated forsythia plants do not need perfect soil, but
will perform best when planted in well-drained soil that is
enriched with organic humus. So the addition of peat moss
or processed manure or compost at planting time is really
beneficial in getting the plant off to a good start. Since
variegated forsythia is a deciduous shrub they are best planted
or transplanted during the dormant season, unless they are
potted. Potted variegated forsythia can be planted any time
the ground is not frozen.
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forsythia plant is named in honor of William Forysth, director
of the Chelsea Physic Garden in 1770, maker of the first rock
garden in the UK and one of the founders of the Royal Horticultural
Society. The plant is native to China and was discovered there
by Robert Fortune, a great eighteenth century plant-hunter.
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