ShrubsForsythia
Forsythia x intermedia
Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia) is a fast-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 5-8, that matures to about 8-10 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained soil. Expect yellow blooms in spring. It stands up well to pollution, poor soil and salt.
- USDA zones
- 5-8
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 8-10 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Foliage
- Green, Purple
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Tough against
- Pollution, Poor soil, Salt
- Native to
- China
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Forsythia is hardy to about -20°F (estimated from USDA zone 5), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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