Do you need to take care of Forsythia bushes?

Do you need to take care of Forsythia bushes?

The care for forsythia bushes is easy but necessary. With proper forsythia shrub care, your forsythia plant will reward you with a brilliant display of yellow flowers in the spring. Did you find this helpful?

What kind of Forsythia plant has yellow flowers?

Forsythia intermedia (also known as border forsythia) and forsythia suspensa (common name weeping forsythia) are two varieties prized for being tough and hardy. Both are spring flowering shrubs with yellow flowers.

When do Forsythia bushes bloom in the spring?

For many in the country, the forsythia shrub flowers somewhere near Easter time, giving the bush the common name Easter Tree. Forsythia intermedia (also known as border forsythia) and forsythia suspensa (common name weeping forsythia) are two varieties prized for being tough and hardy. Both are spring flowering shrubs with yellow flowers.

What kind of fertilizer do you use on Forsythia?

Mature Forsythia. Mature forsythia shrubs require little in the way of fertilizer, as they are resilient plants that can grow up to 2 feet in a single growing season. Up to 1 cup of an all-purpose garden fertilizer can be spread around the forsythia at the beginning of each spring growing season when growth is poor.