The
weeping forsythia bears yellow flowers in the spring before
the leaves express themselves. Weeping forsythia tolerates
city conditions and is useful on banks because the branches
root where they touch the ground. There are several cultivars
of weeping forsythia such as 'atrocaulis', 'decipiens', 'fortunei',
'pallida', and 'sieboldi'.
The weeping
forsythia is one of the first shrubs to bloom in spring. Weeping
forsythia erupts with bright golden yellow flowers all along
its bare leafless branches when most plants are still in winter
dormancy. The flowers are 1-2 in across with four narrow petals
that spread out at right angles from a short tube. Weeping
forsythia grows in a fountain like mound up to 10 ft tall
and 15 ft across, with multiple stems that arch up and outward.
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slender stems are hollow between the nodes and dotted with
numerous raised lenticels. The leaves, which begin to emerge
after the flowers are already open, are arranged in opposing
pairs along the long, arching stems.
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