Forsythia 'Lynwood Gold', also known as 'Yellow Bells', is one of the first flowering shrubs to bloom in spring, when not much else is blooming. The branches become covered in bright yellow, bell-shaped flowers. The willowy green foliage is attractive throughout the season, turning purple in Fall. Give this one plenty of room to grow as it spreads to 10' in width. An easy to grow plant in most any type of well-drained soil and lots of sunshine. Fast growing.

Height: 6' to 8' Landscape Usages: Landscape Beds, Shrub Border, Woodland Border, Focal Point Specimen, Hedges, Mass Planting Growth Rate: Very Fast, Fast Foliage Color: Green Soil Needs: Ammended Clay, Average, Well-Drained, Loamy, Sandy Water Needs: Low USDA Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Spread: 6' to 10' Attracts: Visual Attention, Songbirds / Birds Characteristics: Flower, Foliage Fragrances: None Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Mostly Sun, Partial Shade Colors: Yellow Resistant To: Deer Resistant, Disease, Drought, Heat, Insect Seasons of Bloom: Early Spring Blooms, Fall Foliage Type: Shrub, Deciduous Theme Gardens: Cottage

Forsythia - Yellow Bell's Feeding Instructions

Fertilize this Spring-flowering deciduous shrub after it blooms in Spring, and again in late Summer/early Fall. Fertilize with a well-balanced tree and shrub fertilizer or an organic plant fertilizer. When in dought as to how much fertilizer to apply, follow instructions on the product label.

Forsythia - Yellow Bell's Pruning Instructions

Wait to begin pruning deciduous flowering shrubs until they are three years old. Then prune right after all the blooms have faded in Spring. To prune, simply cut the plant back by 1/3 of it's height. You will also want to remove any dead branches that have no new growth emerging, and broken or criss-crossing branches that spoil the shrubs appearance. Older shrubs may benefit from thinning out the number of branches growing from the base of the shrub.

Forsythia - Yellow Bell's Pest Instructions

Most modern varieties of crape myrtle, particularly the 'Fauriei Hybrids', are not prone to disease or mildew problems. Insects don't present a serious problem either, however, there are a couple of critters, the Japanese beetle and the honeydew aphid, which can be a temporary nuicance. The Japanese beetle arrives in Summer and can be easily and effectively controlled with an application of liquid Sevin spray. If you notice, in Fall, a black "sooty mold" on the leaves of your crape myrtle, this is usually caused by honeydew aphids leaving behind a sticky residue that collests dirt and such. This sooty mold is not a serious problem and will be gone with the leaves in Fall. If you have older varieties of crape myrtle, white powdery mildew can be a problem. Spray foliage with a fungicide to kill mildew.