swap_horiz Forsythia x intermedia Alternatives

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Paeonia suffruticosa

*Paeonia suffruticosa*, commonly known as the tree peony, is a deciduous woody shrub native to China. Unlike herbaceous...

Asian Long Lived Spring Blooming Deciduous

9.1 Excellent

2

Syringa vulgaris

Syringa vulgaris, commonly called common lilac, is a deciduous flowering shrub native to the Balkan Peninsula and cultiv...

Classic Fragrant Spring Blooming Deciduous

8.7 Great

3

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

4

Amelanchier alnifolia

Amelanchier alnifolia, commonly known as the Saskatoon serviceberry, is a deciduous shrub native to western North Americ...

Native Spring Blooming Deciduous Fall Color

8.2 Great

5

Hamamelis mollis

Hamamelis mollis, commonly known as Chinese witch hazel, is a deciduous shrub native to central and eastern China. It fe...

Chinese Fragrant Winter Blooming Deciduous

8.2 Great

6

Sambucus nigra

Sambucus nigra, commonly called European elder or black elder, is a deciduous shrub or small tree native to Europe and p...

Wildlife Native Fast Growing Deciduous

8.1 Great

7

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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Viburnum carlesii

Viburnum carlesii, commonly known as the Korean spice viburnum, is a deciduous shrub native to Korea and Japan. It was i...

Classic Fragrant Spring Blooming Pink White

8.1 Great

9

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

10

Forsythia x intermedia (Border Forsythia)

Forsythia x intermedia, commonly called border forsythia, is a hybrid deciduous shrub resulting from a cross between For...

Spring Yellow Fast Growing Deciduous

8.0 Great

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Chimonanthus praecox

Chimonanthus praecox, commonly known as wintersweet, is a deciduous shrub native to China. It is distinguished by its wa...

Classic Fragrant Winter Blooming Deciduous

8.0 Great

12

Edgeworthia chrysantha

Edgeworthia chrysantha, commonly known as paperbush, is a deciduous shrub native to the forests of China and the Himalay...

Fragrant Winter Blooming Deciduous Yellow Flowers

7.8 Good

13

Weigela florida

Weigela florida is a deciduous flowering shrub native to northern China, Korea, and nearby parts of eastern Asia. It bea...

Hummingbird Border Spring Blooming Deciduous

7.7 Good

14

Ribes sanguineum

Ribes sanguineum, commonly called flowering currant or red-flowering currant, is a deciduous shrub native to western Nor...

Wildlife Native Spring Blooming Deciduous

7.7 Good

15

Viburnum opulus

Viburnum opulus, commonly called guelder rose, is a deciduous shrub native to Europe, northern Africa, and parts of Asia...

Wildlife Native Berries Spring Blooming

7.6 Good

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Chaenomeles speciosa

Chaenomeles speciosa (flowering quince) is a Chinese native shrub introduced to Western horticulture in the late 18th ce...

Spring Blooming Edible Fruit Deciduous Thorny

7.6 Good

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Corylopsis spicata

Corylopsis spicata, the spike winter hazel, is a deciduous shrub in the witch-hazel family (Hamamelidaceae) native to Ja...

Woodland Fragrant Deciduous Early Spring

7.5 Good

18

Colutea arborescens

Colutea arborescens, known as bladder-senna, is a deciduous shrub in the legume family Fabaceae. Its native range is in...

Fast Growing Drought Tolerant Deciduous Yellow Flowers

6.4 Fair

19

Cytisus scoparius

Cytisus scoparius, commonly called common broom or Scotch broom, is a deciduous shrub in the legume family that is nativ...

Coastal Broom Fast Growing Deciduous

4.8 Poor

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Lonicera tatarica

Lonicera tatarica, commonly called Tatarian honeysuckle, is a deciduous shrub in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae....

Wildlife Berries Fast Growing Spring Blooming

4.8 Poor