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Forsythia 'Happy Centennial'
Common name:
Happy Centennial forsythia
Family:
Oleaceae (olive family)
Distribution:
hybrid: selection of Forsythia europaea × F. ovata 'Ottawa'
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments:
A dwarf, spreading, deciduous shrub growing 21/2' wide with a spread of 5'. Fragrant yellow flowers appear in early spring with several flowers per node. Needs full sun for best flowering. It is adaptable to most soil. Supposedly very cold hardy.
Links:
Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder
Locations
1:
FLS: CA21
(CA21)
• Accession: D1997-0576.004 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual