Trifoliate Forsythia (Forsythia Suspensa) 20 seeds (#180)

Forsythias are harbingers of spring, beloved for their early, prolific display of brilliant yellow blooms.
These upright, deciduous, occasionally semi-evergreen shrubs possess mostly hollow, angled branches with foliage held in opposite pairs. The leaves are usually simple (without lobes or indentations), or trifoliate (three-lobed), with smooth or serrated margins. Showy, tubular yellow blooms with four spreading petals generally appear before the leaves, and are borne singly in the leaf axils (joints between the leaves and stems). The fruits that follow are capsules which split to release a few slightly winged seeds.
The plant refers full to part sun locations and clay or loamy soils, and some are tolerant of a wide range of conditions. Give these shrubs room to spread, as they can become quite large. Most do not take well to shearing, and should be pruned with discretion just after flowering if at all, so the buds for next year’s blooms can develop in the fall. These lovely shrubs are effective planted in masses or groups, and their stems may be cut and brought indoors for forcing into bloom in late winter.

Genus - Forsythia
Species - Suspensa
Common name - Trifoliate Forsythia
Pre-Treatment - Not-required, but recommended
Hardiness zones - 5 - 9
Height - 8'-10' / 2,50 - 3 m
Spread - 10'-20' / 3 - 6 m
Plant type - Medium Shrub
Vegetation type - Deciduous
Exposure - Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth rate - Fast
Soil PH - Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil type - Loam
Water requirements - Average Water, drought tolerant
Landscape uses - Cutflower, Feature Plant, Hedges
Bloom season - Early Spring, Late Winter
Leaf / Flower color - Dark green / Yelow

GERMINATION INSTRUCTIONS
A short 30-60 days stratification is recommended as it increases germination rate and speed.
First, soak the seeds for 24 hours in clean water.
Stratify for 30 days in moist vermiculite or clean sterile soil/sand and keep at +1-+4C in airtight container or bag.
The best time to sow seeds in the nursery bed is in the spring after the last frost. For seeds planted indoors, place just a few in each container or compartment of the germination tray.
Tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
Germination is slow and can take 1-2 months under the good conditions.