Border forsythia
Forsythia × intermedia 'Lynwood'
- Size
- 2.5 m tall, 2 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Hardy to
- -30 degrees
- Flowers
- March to April
- Border planting
- Screening a view
- Spring colour
- Tough
Safety
Nothing on our safety list for this plant.
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Shrubs
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Size when mature
- 2.5 m tall, 2 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Soil
- loam, clay, sand
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7.5
- Hardy to
- -30 degrees
- Flowers
- March to April
- For pollinators
- Some
- Water
- Low water
- Upkeep
- Little
- Growth
- Fast
- In Europe
- Introduced
- Spreading risk
- Low
- If eaten
- People: Not toxic · Dogs: Not toxic · Cats: Not toxic
Design a garden with this plant
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Lists it is on
- Drought tolerant plants42 plantsA garden that gets through July without a hose starts with the plant list.
- Plants safe with children and pets39 plantsNothing toxic and nothing thorny: the list a garden with a toddler or a dog starts from.
- Plants for screening24 plantsFor a neighbour's window, a road, and anything you would rather not look at from the terrace.
