Shrubs & garden character · Western North Carolina field companion

Lynwood Gold forsythia

Forsythia x intermedia

**F. x intermedia flowers**☀ Full sun · ◐ Part sun or part shadeMaja Dumat ↗ · CC BY 2.0
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Reliable early color; renewal-prune after bloom and avoid shearing into a box.

Sun Exposure: Full sun–part shade
Mature Height (ft): 6–9
Mature Width (ft): 6–9
Bloom Season: Early spring

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Sun Exposure

Full sun–part shade

Growth Habit

Upright arching

Mature Height (ft)

6–9

Mature Width (ft)

6–9

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Bloom Season

Early spring

Bloom Color

Yellow

Evergreen / Deciduous

Deciduous

Native Status

Hybrid

WNC Notes

Reliable early color; renewal-prune after bloom and avoid shearing into a box.

Drought Tolerance

High

Wet-Soil Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

High

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**'Mindor' Flowers (Buncombe County, NC)**☀ Full sun · ◐ Part sun or part shadeRandy Harter ↗ · CC BY 4.0
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