Forsythia x. Show Off Starlet® ('Minfor6')

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Smooth-margined, narrow, glossy dark green foliage retains it colour into the fall but may have a bronze tinge in winter. Inconspicuous blooms. Slow growth rate. Ideal for topiary. Dense upright conical habit.

Blooms early spring
3-5 ft tall x 2-3 ft spread
HARDY to -20°F (-28.9°C)
Fragrant insignificant flowers
Moderate salt tolerance
Drought tolerant
Evergreen

This dwarf tree boasts loads of sweet, crimson fruit that cover the tree in August. Yields over 15 pounds by its fourth year, and 20-30 in its fifth, this shrub it earns its merit. Delicate pink blossoms and dense dark green foliage cover the tree in spring, making it ornamentally beautiful as well. Moderate growth rate.

Blooms early to late spring
8-12 ft tall x 5-6 ft spread
HARDY to -40°F (-40°C)
Attracts pollinators
Drought resistant

A showstopping landscape shrub like no other- this magnificent rebloomer features foliage that starts out a bright candy apple red shade, turning bright yellow while the flowers emerge a stunning red-violet colour. Because it does not produce seeds, all of the spiraeas energy goes into flowering, so it has seasons-long interest. Moderate growth rate.

Blooms late spring to early fall
1-2 ft tall x 1-3 ft spread
HARDY to -40°F (-40°C)
Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant
Drought tolerant
Rebloomer
Deciduous

Other plants in the Double Play® Series

This deciduous shrub features clusters of long panicles covered in purple flower buds that open to reveal sweetly fragrant, bright violet flowers that take on a blue tone in the sunshine. Foliage of dark green, ovate-elliptic leaves may turn burgundy or bronze in fall. Moderate growth rate.

Blooms late spring
6-8 ft tall x 6 ft wide
HARDY to -40°F (-40°C)
Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies
Deer resistant
Fragrant