It would seem that there is nothing to make fresh bouquets of in the early spring. Nothing could be more wrong if we plant a forsythia! It is a shrub with a storm of yellow flowers. It blooms in early spring before it even has leaves.
If we cut a few last year's shoots with flower buds in January and put them in a vase - the flowering of forsythia takes place in February. Forsythia is not a demanding shrub.It grows well in any soil, but it does not like wetlands.garbage can, composter. In the spring, the role of a screen is played by numerous and densely embedded flowers, and after their blooming, the leaves will form a curtain. This plant tolerates pruning and is easy to shape.
Advantages of growing forsythia
- It looks nice growing individually and in a natural form. It is most convenient to pluck twigs for bouquets from such a shrub.
- You can also create a hedge from forsythia. How to make forsythia seedlings? In this case, it is enough to trim the young seedlings 1/3 of the height. When the new growths reach 15-20 cm, trim their tops. Then the plant will expand more easily.
- We can form various shapes out of it, appropriately leading to new increments.
- It is also suitable for leading along supports, like climbing roses.
- Forsythia in the garden will also look nice in its branches.
The forsythia bush is easily propagated by placing the cuttings directly in the ground.Branches picked up for a bouquet often take root, so when we enjoy the beautiful composition of our eyes, let's plant another forsythia in the garden.
Forsythia variety
Three species are cultivated in Poland. Intermediate forsythia Forsythia x intermedia with erect shoots, which later overhang at the tops, growing up to 2.3 m. Shoots are olive, four-lobed in cross-section, leaves are single or three-lobed, ovate-elongated, half-serrated.
Korean Forsythia Forsythia ovata, which occurs naturally on the Korean peninsula, grows up to 1.5 m, has a wide and loose habit.The leaves are single, round or wide ovate.Light yellow flowers, small, embedded individually or in pairs.
The last species is Forsythia pendulous Forsythia suspense, naturally growing in eastern China. Creates shrubs up to 3 m with drooping shoots that touch the soil and take root. It has flowers with wide, flat petals.
Forsythia requires a sunny position, it will grow in any soil, as long as it is not very dry or wet.Cutting forsythia should be done after flowering.It involves cutting dry and frozen shoots. Every few years, we use a rejuvenating cut, cutting the oldest shoots just above the ground.
Early flowering forsythia
Green Forsythia Forsythia viridisima develops flowers before leaves. Forms shrubs with erect shoots, grows up to about 2 m. The shoots are slightly branched, at the end of March and the beginning of April they are covered with nice large flowers of intense yellow color. They are seated along the shoots, several pieces in bunches.Shrubs grow best in a sunny position or in partial shade.They have average soil requirements, they develop poorly on dry, cold and wet soils.
After flowering, every 3 years, it is a good idea to rejuvenate the shrubs by cutting the oldest 3-4 shoots to force the plant to put out new ones.Green Forsythia sets flower buds in late summer. In the garden, it is best to plant it in an exposed place.It blends in nicely with early flowering perennials such as wood anemone and early flowering daffodils, tulips and the haughty and Georgian primrose.
Forsythia for small gardens
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Forsythia autumn variety
Forsythias are shrubs associated primarily with the arrival of spring. The 'Golden Times' indirect forsythia is distinguished by very valuable yellow-green leaves. The leaf blade has a yellow border which turns orange in autumn.The shrubs have attractive leaves, blend in especially well when planted in groups, in combination with shrubs with maroon leaves. The 'Golden Times' forsythia grows up to 2 m, grows slower than a typical intermediate forsythia.
It is best to plant it in a sunny position, but it is worth remembering that its leaves are sometimes scorched by harsh sunlight, so it is recommended to grow it in a place where the sun shines only until noon, and then the position is slightly shaded.Dperiphery grows in average, moderately moist, litter-covered soils. Every 3-4 years, we prune the bushes, cutting out the oldest shoots and leaving the two-year and one-year ones.This treatment is best done in the spring, after flowering.
We accelerate the flowering of forsythia
In order to introduce a little spring to our apartments, from December, every two weeks, cut the forsythia shoots and put them in a vase so that their ends are immersed in the water about 6-10 cm. Chryzal Universal can be added to the water, which will extend the life of cut twigs.Water should be changed every 5-6 days and the vase thoroughly washed before each water change.We wait about 2-3 weeks for the development of flowers, when cut in February, they develop quite quickly - after 7-10 days.
You can also bring home forsythia in a container that has wintered in a quiet place in the garden. A plant placed in a warm room will flower longer.After flowering, take it to the garden only at the beginning of May and transplant it to a bed or a larger pot.Place the container in a bright place, systematically water and fertilize it.We can drive the forsythia again in the next year.
Rejuvenation of forsythia
Forsythia bushes in April are in full flower, covered with numerous yellow flowers. Most flowers are formed on annual shoots that the plant produced in the year preceding flowering. Every few years it is good to x-ray the bushes, i.e. to use a rejuvenating cutIt involves cutting out a few oldest shoots at a height of about 20 cm.This treatment is performed after flowering, because earlier cutting will remove the buds with flowers . Shoots are trimmed approx. 20 cm from the soil surface, 0.5 cm above the bud. We perform the rejuvenating cut of Forsythia every 3-4 years.
Forsythia - removing old shoots
The knots of formations will bind the most flowers in the third year. In the fourth year, the flowering power clearly weakens, the forsythia shoots form numerous small spreads and take on horse-shaped shape. Older shrubs that have not been cut in many years can break-down.This happens if -re-bursts grow flat-over-the-earth, and from them-rev-stand up-wo-young-de.
This na-tu-ral-re-youth-rejuvenation process will help you cut. We prune the forsythia bushes every two or three years. We run them immediately after flowering; the silvery must be cleaned of old woody shoots by cutting them directly at the sink.This course of action was also called-a-cut-a-wo-wo-what, thanks to which-re-give young-gin-gin - they have more growth-yo-space, and the bush becomes more vigorous.Long, non-blooming shoots can be shortened to half their length to make them more fluffy.
The same cutting technique is also used in the case of self-cut shrubs, incl. snow-gu-lichen-and-de-renia, and late-flowering shrubs, incl. ket-mii-si-ryjska-ska.The cut-we-lead-we-at-the-end of February-before-starting-we-ge-ta- tions.The propagation of forsythia can be combined with the cutting of forsythia by performing two treatments simultaneously.
