Forsythia 'Gold Tide': Gold Tide Forsythia – Dwarf Spreading Habit with Golden Flowers

Forsythia 'Gold Tide' – Gold Tide Forsythia

Forsythia 'Gold Tide' (PP09104, also known as 'Courtasol') is a unique, dwarf, spreading cultivar hybridized by Cadic and introduced in 1994. Unlike the typical upright, arching forsythia, 'Gold Tide' forms a low, wide mound (1–2 feet tall, 3–4 feet wide) with a ground-covering habit. In early spring, its bare branches are smothered in bright golden-yellow flowers. The foliage is clean green, turning purple in fall.

'Gold Tide' thrives in full sun to part shade and well-drained soil. It is more compact and manageable than standard forsythias, suitable for smaller gardens, slopes, and mass plantings. It can be sheared after flowering. A revolutionary form that brings the cheer of forsythia to ground-cover scale.

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