Forsythia 'Fiesta'
Variegated forsythia
Also known as Forsythia x intermedia 'Fiesta'
- Height × spread
- 1.2m × 2.5m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Spring
Availability
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About this plant
Grown as much for its foliage as for the flowers, this is a pleasing, fairly compact shrub. The long wavy leaves with pointed tips are coloured in green and yellow shades. The leaves generally have a broad green rim with the centre area mottled in shades of lighter green and yellow with broad yellow main veins. These colours are at their most lively in spring when the youngest stems are suffused with red-brown. The leaves fade to softer, often yellowish hues. The flowers are yellow, but are borne less freely than with many forms.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green, Yellow
- Variegated
- Yes
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 1.2m
- Spread
- 2.5m
- Spread in 10 years
- 1.5m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer, Winter
- Flowers in
- Spring
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Seaside garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade, tolerates light shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Wall cover, Hedge, Structural, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant
- Walls
- East, South, West facing
- Deer
- May be damaged by deer when very young
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed young plants with slow release fertiliser
Spread a slow release fertiliser around the base of the plant to the edge of the foliage spread, so that it can feed the roots. It is helpful for this to be applied for several years.
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost until the plant becomes well established.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Prune after flowering
When the plant has flowered, cut all the flowered shoots back to healthy buds that are lower on the stems. When the plant is established, take out a quarter of the oldest branches to the ground at this time.
Planting & general
Outdoor planting · Planting
Add root growth stimulant to the planting hole
Mycorrhizal fungi helps roots establish quickly, so they absorb water and nutrients more efficiently. It comes as a powder, granule or gel. Add to the planting hole or container, and to the plant's rootball before planting in the hole. For "bareroot" plants use a gel.
Hedges · Planting
Suitable for formal "cube hedges"
The hedge can be clipped to make a formal cube or rectangle. You will then get a block of uniform yellow colour while the hedge is in flower.
Found in
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