Forsythia 'Arnold Dwarf'

Arnold Dwarf' is a vigorous, compact, low-spreading, woody shrub which is often grown primarily as a ground cover and secondarily for its spring flowers. Plants typically grow to 2-3' tall but spread to 7' wide or more. Broad-petaled, axillary, golden yellow flowers appear in early spring before the foliage emerges. Bloom is often much less profuse than on taller forsythias. Plants sometimes will not flower at all until the 5th year. Ovate, light green leaves (to 2 1/2\ long) with serrated margins are born on arching branches that will root where they touch the ground. Leaves turn a non... more »

Arnold Dwarf' is a vigorous, compact, low-spreading, woody shrub which is often grown primarily as a ground cover and secondarily for its spring flowers. Plants typically grow to 2-3' tall but spread to 7' wide or more. Broad-petaled, axillary, golden yellow flowers appear in early spring before the foliage emerges. Bloom is often much less profuse than on taller forsythias. Plants sometimes will not flower at all until the 5th year. Ovate, light green leaves (to 2 1/2\ long) with serrated margins are born on arching branches that will root where they touch the ground. Leaves turn a non-descript yellow in fall. Genus name honors William Forsyth (1737-1805), Superintendant of the Royal Gardens of Kensington Palace. 'Arnold Dwarf' is the result of a cross of <i>F</i>. x <i>intermedia</i> and <i>F. japonica</i> var. <i>saxatilis</i> performed at the Arnold Arboretum in 1941 by Harvard Professor Karl Sax. Cultivar name honors the Arnold Arboretum and the dwarf size of the shrub." (less)