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Forsythia / f ɔːr ˈ s ɪ θ i ə /, / f ɔːr ˈ s aɪ θ i ə / [2] is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family Oleaceae. There are about 11 species, mostly native to eastern Asia, but one native to southeastern Europe. [1] Forsythia – also one of the plant's common names – is named after the botanist William Forsyth. [3] [4] [5]
The hybrid is thought to be a cross between Forsythia viridissima and F. suspensa var. fortunei. [4] A plant of seedling origin was discovered growing in the Göttingen Botanical Garden in Germany by the director of the Royal Prussian Academy of Forestry in Münden, H. Zabel in 1878. [4]
Forsythia viridissima, variously called the Chinese golden bell tree, green-stemmed forsythia, greenstem forsythia, and Korean forsythia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Forsythia, native to southern China and South Korea, and introduced to Japan and the United States. [2] [3] It flowers about two weeks later than other forsythias. [4]
Forsythia suspensa is a deciduous shrub that grows up to 3 metres (9.8 feet) tall. Its flowers are golden-yellow and they bloom March to April. [2] Leaves are green in color, broadly-ovate, and simple. [2] It can be grown as a weeping shrub on stream banks and can be identified by its pale flowers. Garden cultivars can be found. It is a spring ...
Forsythia europaea, commonly known as Albanian forsythia or European forsythia, [2] [3] is a species of flowering plant in the olive family, with a native range from Montenegro to northern Albania. [4] It is the only species of Forsythia native to Europe; [2] prior to its discovery in Albania in 1897, it was thought that all Forsythia were ...
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Forsythia ovata (Korean: 만리화 man li hwa), the Korean forsythia or early forsythia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae, native to the Korean Peninsula. [2] An early bloomer, it is deer resistant, and hardy to −50 °F (−46 °C); USDA Hardiness zone 2a .
Abeliophyllum, the miseonnamu, [2] Korean abeliophyllum, [2] white forsythia, or Korean abelialeaf, is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the olive family, Oleaceae. It consists of one species, Abeliophyllum distichum Nakai , endemic to Korea , where it is endangered in the wild, occurring at only seven sites.