swap_horiz Hamamelis virginiana 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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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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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

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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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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

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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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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

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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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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

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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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Corylopsis sinensis

Corylopsis sinensis, the Chinese winterhazel, is a large deciduous shrub native to the central regions of China. It is d...

Asian Fragrant Deciduous Early Spring

7.3 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