swap_horiz Leycesteria formosa Alternatives

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Callicarpa bodinieri (Bodinier's Beautyberry)

Callicarpa bodinieri, commonly known as Bodinier's Beautyberry, is a deciduous shrub in the family Lamiaceae native to C...

Fall Asian Deciduous Callicarpa

8.6 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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Forsythia x intermedia

Forsythia x intermedia is a deciduous hybrid shrub produced by crossing Forsythia suspensa with Forsythia viridissima. I...

Hedge Fast Growing Spring Blooming Deciduous

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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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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Hippophae rhamnoides

Hippophae rhamnoides, commonly known as sea buckthorn, is a deciduous, nitrogen-fixing shrub native to Europe and Asia....

Coastal Wildlife Edible Deciduous

8.1 Great

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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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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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Callicarpa americana (American Beautyberry)

Callicarpa americana, commonly known as American beautyberry, is a deciduous shrub native to the woodlands of the southe...

Fall Native Deciduous Callicarpa

8.0 Great

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Sambucus nigra (Black Elderberry)

Sambucus nigra, or Black Elderberry, is a large, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub or small tree native to Europe and parts...

European Wildlife Edible 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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Callicarpa bodinieri

Callicarpa bodinieri, commonly known as Bodinier's beautyberry, is a deciduous shrub native to the forested regions of c...

Asian Ornamental Deciduous Purple Berries

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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Lonicera tatarica

Tatarian honeysuckle native to central Asia and Russia, introduced to North American gardens in the 18th century and now...

Wildlife Berries Fast Growing Spring Blooming

4.8 Poor