Forsythia plant -- Courtasol variety

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Forsythia plant named Courtasol is provided. The new variety was discovered among the open-pollination progeny growing in a cultivated area of a fertile mutant that was created by subjecting Forsythia×intermedia Spring Glory to gamma rays. Unlike its parent the new variety exhibits a distinctive low-growing, compact and spreading growth habit. Short internode lengths make possible a dense and abundant display of bright yellow blossoms in the springtime. A mature plant commonly assumes a height of approximately 0.5 meter and a width of approximately 1.2 meter. The new variety is particularly suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in the landscape.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of Forsythia, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by the unique combination of: (a) the exhibition of a distinctive low-growing, compact and spreading growth habit, and   (b) the formation of a dense and abundant display of attractive bright yellow flowers that is influenced by the short internode lengths.