swap_horiz Clethra alnifolia Alternatives

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Fothergilla gardenii (Dwarf Fothergilla)

Fothergilla gardenii, commonly known as Dwarf Fothergilla, is a native North American shrub from the witch-hazel family....

Fragrant Native Deciduous Fall Color

9.0 Excellent

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Fothergilla major (Large Fothergilla)

Fothergilla major, commonly known as Large Fothergilla, is a deciduous shrub native to eastern North America. It’s recog...

Fragrant Native Deciduous Fall Color

8.9 Great

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Rhododendron viscosum (Swamp Azalea)

Rhododendron viscosum, commonly known as the swamp azalea, is a deciduous shrub belonging to the heath family. It is nat...

Wetland Fragrant Native Azalea

8.2 Great

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Hamamelis virginiana (American Witch Hazel)

Hamamelis virginiana, commonly called American witch hazel, is a large deciduous shrub native to the woodlands of easter...

Fragrant Native Witch Hazel Fall Blooming

8.2 Great

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Ilex verticillata

Ilex verticillata, commonly called winterberry, is a deciduous holly native to eastern North America. Female plants can...

Wildlife Native Deciduous Wet Tolerant

8.2 Great

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Hamamelis virginiana

Hamamelis virginiana (witch-hazel) is a North American shrub notable for blooming in late autumn after leaf fall, and fo...

Fragrant Native Fall Blooming Deciduous

8.2 Great

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Fothergilla gardenii

Fothergilla gardenii, commonly called dwarf fothergilla, is a deciduous shrub native to the southeastern United States a...

Fragrant Native Spring Blooming Deciduous

8.1 Great

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Itea virginica

Itea virginica (Virginia sweetspire) is a southeastern U.S. native shrub prized for fragrant white flower racemes in sum...

Fragrant Native Deciduous Fall Color

8.1 Great

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Fothergilla major

Fothergilla major, commonly known as mountain witch alder, is a deciduous shrub belonging to the witch hazel family, Ham...

Fragrant Native Spring Blooming Deciduous

8.1 Great

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Cephalanthus occidentalis

Cephalanthus occidentalis (buttonbush) is a North American wetland shrub distinguished by its spherical, pin-cushion whi...

Wildlife Native Deciduous White Flowers

7.9 Good

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Lindera benzoin

Lindera benzoin (spicebush) is an eastern North American native shrub whose aromatic bark and berries were used medicina...

Wildlife Fragrant Native Deciduous

7.9 Good

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Itea virginica (Virginia Sweetspire)

Itea virginica, or Virginia Sweetspire, is a deciduous shrub belonging to the Iteaceae family and native to the southeas...

Fragrant Native Deciduous Fall Color

7.8 Good

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Clethra acuminata (Mountain Pepperbush)

Clethra acuminata, known as Mountain Pepperbush, is a deciduous shrub native to the woods and stream banks of the Appala...

Appalachian Fragrant Native Deciduous

7.8 Good

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Cornus sericea

Cornus sericea, commonly called red osier dogwood or red-twig dogwood, is a deciduous shrub native across much of northe...

Native Deciduous Red Stems Winter Interest

7.8 Good

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Calycanthus floridus

Calycanthus floridus, commonly called Carolina allspice or sweetshrub, is a deciduous shrub native to the southeastern U...

Woodland Fragrant Native Deciduous

7.6 Good

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Clethra alnifolia (Summersweet)

Clethra alnifolia, commonly known as summersweet, is a deciduous flowering shrub in the family Clethraceae native to eas...

Wetland Fragrant Native Deciduous

7.5 Good

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Lindera benzoin (Spicebush)

Lindera benzoin, commonly called spicebush, is a deciduous understory shrub native to moist woodlands of eastern North A...

Wildlife Fragrant Native Deciduous

7.4 Good

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Rhus aromatica

Rhus aromatica, commonly known as fragrant sumac, is a deciduous shrub native to eastern and central North America. It i...

Fragrant Native Groundcover Deciduous

7.2 Good

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Ribes odoratum

Buffalo currant is a central North American shrub native from South Dakota to Texas, distinguished by intensely clove-sc...

Fragrant Native Edible Deciduous

7.1 Good

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Calycanthus floridus (Carolina Allspice)

Calycanthus floridus is an eastern North American shrub whose reddish-brown, strawberry-scented flowers were among the e...

Fragrant Native Burgundy Deciduous

7.0 Good