Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Forsythia Vahl. [147]

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Oleaceae

family_ja: モクセイ

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distribution_en: E.Asia (6), SE.Europe

description_en: Genus of about 7 species of mainly deciduous sometimes semi-evergreen shrubs found in open woodland in E. Asia, with a single species from S.E. Europe. They bear opposite, simple, toothed or entire, sometimes 3-palmate leaves. The 4-petalled yellow flowers are salverform with narrow tubes, and produce long or short styles on different plants. They are borne before the leaves in early and mid-spring, often profusely. Grow in a shrub border, on a bank, against a wall, or as a specimen plant; they are also useful for hedging.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy.

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propagation_en: Root greenwood cuttings in late spring or early summer, or semi-ripe cuttings in late summer.

pests_en: Honey fungus and forsythia gall may be a problem; birds may eat the flower buds.

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comment_ja: レンギョウ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20

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