swap_horiz Frangula alnus Alternatives

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Ilex verticillata (Winterberry Holly)

Ilex verticillata, commonly known as Winterberry Holly, is a deciduous shrub native to eastern North America. It’s recog...

Winter Native Berries Deciduous

9.2 Excellent

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Ilex decidua (Possumhaw)

Ilex decidua, commonly known as Possumhaw, is a native shrub found throughout the southeastern United States. It’s notab...

Native Berries Southeastern Us Deciduous

8.8 Great

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Viburnum lentago (Nannyberry)

Viburnum lentago, commonly referred to as nannyberry, is a large deciduous shrub or small tree native to northeastern an...

Wildlife Native Edible Deciduous

8.5 Great

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Vaccinium corymbosum (Highbush Blueberry)

Vaccinium corymbosum is the highbush blueberry native to eastern North America and the primary species behind the global...

Wildlife Native Edible Blueberry

8.4 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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Clethra alnifolia

Clethra alnifolia, commonly called summersweet or sweet pepperbush, is a deciduous shrub native to eastern North America...

Fragrant Native Deciduous Summer Blooming

8.2 Great

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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

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Callicarpa americana

Callicarpa americana, commonly called American beautyberry, is a deciduous shrub native to the southeastern United State...

Wildlife Native Deciduous Purple Berries

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

10

Viburnum dentatum (Arrowwood Viburnum)

Viburnum dentatum, commonly known as arrowwood viburnum, is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub native to eastern North Amer...

Wildlife Native Deciduous Fall Color

8.0 Great

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Lonicera involucrata (Twinberry Honeysuckle)

Lonicera involucrata, commonly known as Twinberry Honeysuckle, is a deciduous shrub belonging to the Caprifoliaceae fami...

Hummingbird Native Berries Deciduous

7.9 Good

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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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Rosa virginiana (Virginia Rose)

Rosa virginiana, commonly known as the Virginia Rose, is a deciduous, suckering shrub native to eastern North America an...

Wildlife Native Rose Deciduous

7.8 Good

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Cornus racemosa (Gray Dogwood)

Cornus racemosa, known as Gray Dogwood, is a deciduous, thicket-forming shrub native to eastern North America and a memb...

Wildlife Native White Berries 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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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

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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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Viburnum lantana

Viburnum lantana, commonly known as the wayfaring tree, is a deciduous shrub native to Europe, northwestern Africa, and...

Wildlife Native Berries Deciduous

6.8 Fair

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Rhamnus cathartica

Rhamnus cathartica, commonly called common or purging buckthorn, is a deciduous shrub or small tree in the buckthorn fam...

Wildlife Native Berries Deciduous

3.9 Poor