Show Off border forsythia
Forsythia intermedia 'Show Off'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size5 to 6 feet tall5 to 6 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Show Off' border forsythia (Forsythia intermedia 'Show Off') is a shrub for borders, 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. It blooms in early to late spring, draws bees and birds, and tolerates drought. It sits low on the menu for deer. Space the plants so they can fill in as a hedge.
Pairs well with Karl Foerster feather reed grass, Columbine, and Autumn fern.