swap_horiz Spirea Alternatives

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Wisteria

Wisteria is a flowering vine recognized for its spectacular displays of cascading purple blooms. Native to East Asia and...

Spring Fragrant Purple Cascading

9.1 Excellent

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Middlemist's Red

Middlemist’s Red is a camellia shrub originating from China and introduced to Britain in 1804 by John Middlemist. Its ra...

Pink Historic Rare Shrub

9.0 Excellent

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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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Waratah

Telopea speciosissima, commonly referred to as the waratah, is a large, erect shrub native to eastern Australia and a pr...

Australian Symbolic Bold Red

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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Brugmansia

Brugmansia is a genus of South American shrubs and small trees recognized for their large, pendulous, trumpet-shaped flo...

Toxic Tropical Fragrant Pendant

8.3 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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Angel's Trumpet

Angel's trumpet refers to several species of woody plants in the genus Brugmansia, belonging to the nightshade family. N...

Toxic Tropical Fragrant Shrub

8.2 Great

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Dogwood

Cornus florida, commonly known as the flowering dogwood, is a small deciduous tree native to the understory of eastern N...

Spring Native Tree White Pink

8.2 Great

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Hibiscus

Hibiscus is a large genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae, comprising hundreds of species native to...

Tropical Summer Colorful Shrub

7.8 Good

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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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Delphinium

Delphiniums (Larkspur) are native to the Northern Hemisphere and are notable for producing tall flowering spikes reachin...

Blue Tall Perennial Cut Flower

7.8 Good

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Hydrangea

Hydrangeas are native to Asia and the Americas, with the large-flowered cultivated forms originating primarily from the...

Summer Shade Tolerant Shrub Large Bloom

7.6 Good

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Banksia

Banksia is a genus of approximately 170 plant species in the family Proteaceae, endemic to Australia with the exception...

Australian Honey Unusual Shrub

7.5 Good

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Forget-me-not

Myosotis is a genus of small flowering plants commonly called forget-me-nots. It contains more than 50 species, includin...

Blue Small Spring Biennial

7.3 Good

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Fuchsia

Fuchsia is a genus of flowering plants in the evening primrose family, Onagraceae, named for the German botanist Leonhar...

Hummingbird Pendant Pink Purple Shrub

7.3 Good

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Quince Blossom

Quince blossom commonly refers to the flowering quince Chaenomeles speciosa, a thorny deciduous shrub native to China. I...

Edible Fruit Orange Red Shrub Early Spring

7.3 Good

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Love-in-a-Mist

Love-in-a-mist, Nigella damascena, is an annual flowering plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, native to southe...

Blue Annual Cottage Feathery Bract

7.2 Good

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Forsythia

Forsythia is a genus of deciduous shrubs native to East Asia and named after the Scottish botanist William Forsyth. Its...

Yellow Cascading Shrub Early Spring

7.2 Good

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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