swap_horiz Berberis darwinii Alternatives

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Rhododendron catawbiense (Catawba Rhododendron)

Rhododendron catawbiense, or Catawba rhododendron, is a large evergreen shrub native to the Appalachian Mountains in the...

Appalachian Evergreen Spring Rhododendron

8.5 Great

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Kalmia latifolia (Mountain Laurel)

Kalmia latifolia, commonly called mountain laurel, is a broadleaf evergreen shrub native to the eastern United States an...

Evergreen Spring Woodland Native

8.5 Great

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Ilex x meserveae (Meserve Holly)

Ilex x meserveae, or Meserve holly, is a hybrid evergreen shrub developed by Kathleen Meserve in the 1950s. It crosses t...

Evergreen Hybrid Landscape Berries

8.3 Great

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Pieris floribunda (Mountain Pieris)

Pieris floribunda, commonly known as Mountain Pieris, is an evergreen shrub native to the eastern United States, particu...

Appalachian Evergreen Spring Native

8.3 Great

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Ilex aquifolium

Ilex aquifolium, commonly called European holly or English holly, is an evergreen tree or shrub native to western, centr...

Wildlife Evergreen Berries Holly

8.0 Great

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Pieris japonica (Japanese Andromeda)

Pieris japonica, commonly known as Japanese Andromeda, is a broadleaf evergreen shrub belonging to the heath family, Eri...

Evergreen Spring Asian Acidic Soil

7.9 Good

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Choisya ternata

Choisya ternata, commonly known as Mexican orange blossom, is an evergreen shrub native to the mountainous regions of Me...

Evergreen Spring Fragrant White Flowers

7.8 Good

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Osmanthus delavayi

Delavay osmanthus is a slow-growing evergreen shrub from Yunnan and Sichuan, China, introduced to Western gardens by Fre...

Evergreen Spring Fragrant White Flowers

7.7 Good

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Erica arborea

Erica arborea, also known as tree heath, is a large evergreen shrub or small tree native to the Mediterranean Basin and...

Mediterranean Evergreen Spring White Flowers

7.6 Good

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Ilex cornuta (Chinese Holly)

Ilex cornuta, or Chinese holly, is a large evergreen shrub native to China and Korea that belongs to the Aquifoliaceae f...

Evergreen Asian Berries Spiny

7.5 Good

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Pyracantha coccinea (Scarlet Firethorn)

Pyracantha coccinea, the scarlet firethorn, is a thorny evergreen shrub in the family Rosaceae native to southeastern Eu...

Evergreen Berries Thorny Pyracantha

7.5 Good

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Chaenomeles speciosa (Flowering Quince)

Chaenomeles speciosa, commonly called flowering quince, is a dense, spiny deciduous shrub native to China. It is cultiva...

Spring Quince Red Pink Deciduous

7.4 Good

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Ilex glabra

Ilex glabra, commonly called inkberry, is an evergreen holly native to eastern North America, especially coastal plains,...

Evergreen Hedge Native Berries

7.4 Good

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Gaultheria shallon

Salal is a Pacific Coast North American shrub first formally described by Frederick Pursh in 1813 from specimens collect...

Evergreen Native Berries Shade Tolerant

7.4 Good

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Gaultheria mucronata (Prickly Heath)

Gaultheria mucronata, known as prickly heath, is an accepted species of evergreen shrub in the heath family, Ericaceae,...

Evergreen Acidic South American Berries

7.3 Good

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Skimmia japonica

Skimmia japonica is a compact evergreen shrub native to Japan, China, and Southeast Asia, valued in gardens for its frag...

Evergreen Fragrant Berries Shade Tolerant

7.3 Good

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, bearberry or kinnikinnick, is a circumpolar, mat-forming evergreen shrub found across North Ame...

Coastal Evergreen Native Berries

7.3 Good

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Viburnum tinus

Viburnum tinus, commonly known as laurustinus, is a large evergreen shrub native to the Mediterranean region and the Mac...

Evergreen Hedge Berries Winter Spring

7.3 Good

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Chaenomeles japonica

Chaenomeles japonica, commonly known as Japanese quince, is a deciduous, thorny shrub native to Japan. It is widely cult...

Compact Spring Deciduous Thorny

7.3 Good

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Pyracantha coccinea

Pyracantha coccinea (scarlet firethorn) is a shrub native to southeastern Europe and western Asia, widely planted for it...

Wildlife Evergreen Berries Thorny

7.1 Good