Flying Machine border forsythia
Forsythia koreana 'Flying Machine'
USDA zones6 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size5 to 8 feet tall4 to 6 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Flying Machine' border forsythia (Forsythia koreana 'Flying Machine') is a shrub for borders, hedges, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It blooms from early to late spring and draws bees and birds. It also tolerates drought once settled in. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Purple Pillar rose of sharon, Fountain grass, Snake's head, and Salal.