border forsythia
Forsythia intermedia
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size8 to 10 feet tall10 to 12 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Border forsythia (Forsythia intermedia) is a shrub for hedges and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Yellow flowers open in early to late spring and attract bees, and birds visit the shrub too. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Give it room to spread, and it also tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Armenian grape hyacinth, Common cowslip, and Wood forget-me-not.