Show Off Starlet border forsythia
Forsythia intermedia 'Show Off Starlet'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
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Notes
'Show Off Starlet' border forsythia (Forsythia intermedia 'Show Off Starlet') is a shrub for borders, containers, 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 and draws bees and birds. It stays compact at 24 to 36 inches tall and wide. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Grape hyacinth, Lungwort, and Ornamental onion.