Show Off Sugar Baby forsythia (Forsythia x)! This special Proven Winners flowering shrub comes from France, where it was developed especially for its dwarf, space-saving habit, and ability to bloom along the entire length of the stem. Flowers are packed closely together in tight clusters for a display that easily outperforms any others you've seen or grown. Forsythia aren't just beautiful harbingers of spring - they're also super durable landscape plants, readily growing in difficult soils, even clay. They are unbothered by deer and rabbits and can even grow in shade (though do note that if plants get fewer than four hours of sun, flowering will not be as spectacular).