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- Tag: Show Off® Sugar Baby® Forsythia Tag
- Benchcard: Show Off® Sugar Baby® Forsythia Benchcard
- Grower Sheet: Show Off® Sugar Baby® Forsythia Grower Sheet
- Spec Sheet: Show Off® Forsythia Series Spec Sheet
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SHOW OFF® SUGAR BABY®
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Forsythia
Forsythia
'NIMBUS'
PP#23,838; CBR#4608
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- Spring blooming
- Deer resistant
- Shade tolerant
- Description
Show Off® Sugar Baby® forsythia is a true miniature selection that delivers more flowers per inch to create an outstanding spring display. A very compact, dwarf plant which provides lots of spring color in a small space and does not require pruning.
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- USDA Zone
- 5 - 8 (-20°F/-28.9°C)
- Exposure
- Full sun, Part sun
- Height
- 1.5 - 2.5'
- Width
- 2 - 3'
- Finish Time
- 1 season
- Type
- Deciduous
- Bloom Time
- Spring
- Flower Color
- Yellow
- Foliage Color
- Green
- Liner Sizes
- 2 1/4", 4", Quick Turn
General Care
Soil
Adaptable to any well-drained soil.Pruning
Blooms on old wood - prune to shape after flowering. Benefits from rejuvenation every 4-6 years since thick stems do not flower as abundantly as younger growth.Uses
Specimen plant; rock gardens; mixed borders.Growing Tips
One of the most shade tolerant and deer resistant flowering shrubs. Excellent for cut flowers.Features: Deer resistant, Dwarf, Compact, Clay soil, Alkaline soil, Drought tolerant, Attracts pollinators
Filters: Botanical genus: Forsythia, Common name: Forsythia, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, Exposure: Full sun, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Spring, Yellow flowers, Green foliage
Features: Deer resistant, Dwarf, Compact, Clay soil, Alkaline soil, Drought tolerant, Attracts pollinators
Filters: Botanical genus: Forsythia, Common name: Forsythia, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, Exposure: Full sun, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Spring, Yellow flowers, Green foliage