weeping forsythia
About weeping forsythia
weeping forsythia is a super rare houseplant 🌿 that is easy to grow and needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
weeping forsythia likes soil that is well draining. You may want to supplement with a gentle, organic fertilizer throughout the peak growing season.
weeping forsythia belongs to the Forsythia genus, and is native to China.
Taxonomy
Forsythia suspensa
Forsythia
Oleaceae
Lamiales
Also known as
weeping forsythia and golden-bell
How to care for weeping forsythia
How often to water your weeping forsythia
every 9
weeping forsythia needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for weeping forsythia in your home
a window
weeping forsythia love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
weeping forsythia does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of weeping forsythia in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize weeping forsythia
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your weeping forsythia after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Greg did not properly identify my plant. I’m hoping it’s dormant and not dead. Any help identifying it and care for it would be greatly appreciated.
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Will it thrive once more? Hi all, I’m new here! I’m a beginner with plants and I always struggle with taking care of them. I bought this Forsythia plant from a nursery in April and it was doing so well. Then a couple of weeks ago the leaves started having little yellow spots and the leaves were sad. I am thinking it was because of where I had it on the porch and we had a lot of rainy days and the water from the roof of my apartment was splattering my plant and made it sick. I also was late in recognizing the spider mites thinking it was just regular spiders making a new home…oops… I ended up just cutting all the sad branches/leaves off and now left with this sad thing. :( I scratched one part of it and it is still green underneath so I have hope for it still. Besides just watering and fertilizing it like normal and keeping it away from the bad side of my porch, is there anything else I should do to help it thrive once more? This plant is super important to me because it is supposed to be in memory of my mom who passed away a couple of days before bringing this home (this was her favorite flower). Thank you! ♥️ (Here is the before and after/now 😭) #Forsythia
Care Summary for weeping forsythia
weeping forsythia
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.