swap_horiz Rhododendron Alternatives

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Cherry Blossom

The cherry blossom, or sakura, is a flowering tree native to East Asia. It’s notable for its short but spectacular bloom...

Pink Japanese Spring Ephemeral

9.4 Excellent

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Tecophilaea

Tecophilaea is a unique flowering plant native to Chile’s Andean highlands. The species, *Tecophilaea cyanocrocus*, prod...

Blue Spring Rare Bulb

9.2 Excellent

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Lily of the Valley

Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) is a herbaceous perennial native to the cool temperate woodlands of Europe and...

Spring Toxic Woodland Fragrant

8.6 Great

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Gardenia

Gardenia is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, native to the tropical and subtropical regions...

Evergreen Tropical White Fragrant

8.5 Great

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Protea

Protea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Proteaceae family, predominantly native to the Cape Floral Region...

Exotic Large South African Long Lasting

8.4 Great

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Camellia

Camellia is a genus of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the tea family, Theaceae, native to eastern and southern Asia...

Evergreen Asian Waxy Shrub

8.2 Great

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Azalea

Azaleas are flowering shrubs classified within the *Rhododendron* genus, natively widely distributed across Asia, Europe...

Spring Colorful Woodland Shrub

7.8 Good

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Erythronium

Erythronium is a genus of bulbous woodland plants native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, commonly k...

Spring Bulb Woodland Swept Back

7.8 Good

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Anemone

Anemone is a genus of approximately 200 species of flowering plants in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, commonly kno...

Spring Colorful Woodland Perennial

7.5 Good

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Scilla

Scilla is a genus of bulbous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae, predominantly native to woodlands and meadows...

Blue Small Spring Bulb

7.5 Good

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Violet

Viola is a large genus in the violet family, Violaceae, containing hundreds of species distributed across temperate regi...

Small Spring Woodland Edible

7.3 Good

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Virginia Bluebell

Virginia bluebell, Mertensia virginica, is a spring ephemeral perennial native to eastern North American woodlands, floo...

Blue Spring Woodland Native

7.2 Good

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Primrose

Primrose commonly refers to species of Primula, a genus in the family Primulaceae distributed across much of the Norther...

Spring Colorful Woodland Perennial

7.0 Good

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Mock Orange

Mock orange commonly refers to Philadelphus coronarius, a deciduous shrub native to southeastern Europe. In late spring...

Spring White Fragrant Shrub

7.0 Good

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Heather

Calluna vulgaris, commonly called heather or ling, is a low-growing evergreen shrub and the only species in the genus Ca...

Evergreen Moor Shrub Winter Spring

6.8 Fair

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Viburnum

Viburnum is a genus of flowering shrubs and, in some classifications, small trees in the family Adoxaceae. The genus con...

Spring White Fragrant Berries

6.5 Fair

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Deutzia

Deutzia is a genus of deciduous or semi-evergreen flowering shrubs in the hydrangea family, native mainly to eastern and...

Spring Star Shaped White Pink Shrub

6.3 Fair

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Weigela

Weigela florida is a deciduous flowering shrub native to northern China and Korea. It is known for tubular pink to red f...

Spring Hummingbird Tubular Pink Red

6.2 Fair

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Celandine

Celandine commonly refers to greater celandine, Chelidonium majus, a perennial herb in the poppy family, Papaveraceae. N...

Spring Yellow Medicinal Woodland

5.8 Mediocre

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Kerria

Kerria is a small genus of flowering shrubs in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to China and Japan. Its best-known spec...

Spring Yellow Woodland Arching

5.8 Mediocre