“Harbinger of Spring”

Pretty lame post, but the forsythia is blooming and Clare brought in some stems for some color. I don't know what I would have to provide to someone for a species ID; there are 20 species in the genus, and people have created many hybrids.

From Missouri Botanical Garden: “Genus name honors William Forsyth (1737-1804), Scottish superintendent of the Royal Gardens of Kensington Palace and author, among other works, of A Treatise on the Culture and Management of Fruit Trees which in its day was probably the most widely read work on the subject.”
» Forsythia cultivars at Missouri Botanical Garden
» Genus page at PhytoImages

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[Mags]

It's a lovely shot! My grandmother called these yellow bells.

[GaryW]

Pretty close up.