swap_horiz Aloe Vera Alternatives

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Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea, native to South America, was first described by European science during Louis Antoine de Bougainville's 1...

Tropical Colorful Vine Drought Tolerant

8.2 Great

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Kangaroo Paw

Australian plants (Anigozanthos species) with velvety tubular blooms shaped like a paw, with Anigozanthos manglesii name...

Australian Tubular Unusual Drought Tolerant

8.0 Great

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Cobra Lily

Cobra lily (Darlingtonia californica) is a carnivorous pitcher plant native to Northern California and Oregon, notable f...

Carnivorous Tubular Unusual Bog

7.8 Good

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Coneflower

Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a North American prairie wildflower widely used in herbal medicine and among the top-...

Medicinal Native Purple Pollinator

7.2 Good

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Russian Sage

Russian Sage, or Perovskia atriplicifolia, is a drought-resistant subshrub native to central Asia, notable for its aroma...

Fragrant Airy Drought Tolerant Perennial

7.2 Good

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Crocosmia

South African cormous plants in family Iridaceae; the popular garden hybrid Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora was raised in Fra...

Summer Orange Bulb Hummingbird

7.2 Good

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Trumpet Vine

Trumpet Vine is a fast-growing woody climber native to the eastern United States, widely cultivated for its bright red-o...

Summer Orange Hummingbird Vine

7.0 Good

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Salvia

Salvia is the largest genus in the mint family, Lamiaceae, and includes Salvia officinalis, the common culinary sage use...

Herb Drought Tolerant Pollinator Perennial

6.8 Fair

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Blazing Star

Liatris, commonly called blazing star, is a North American genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, recognized...

Native Purple Spike Drought Tolerant

6.8 Fair

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Evening Primrose

Oenothera, or evening primrose, is a genus of North American plants known for flowers that bloom at dusk and seeds yield...

Wildflower Yellow Medicinal Night Blooming

6.8 Fair

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Blanket Flower

Gaillardia, or blanket flower, is a genus of North American plants in the sunflower family, recognized for its vibrant r...

Summer Native Orange Red Drought Tolerant

6.8 Fair

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Globe Thistle

Echinops, or globe thistle, is a genus of plants native to Europe and Asia distinguished by their spherical, spiky, meta...

Blue Structural Drought Tolerant Pollinator

6.8 Fair

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Christmas Cactus

Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii) is a Brazilian epiphytic cactus that blooms in winter, introduced to Europe i...

Winter Indoor Pendant Pink Red

6.8 Fair

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Montbretia

Name formerly applied to plants now reclassified as Crocosmia, honoring French botanist Antoine Coquebert de Montbret (1...

Spreading Summer Orange Bulb

6.8 Fair

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Chamomile

Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla and Chamaemelum nobile) refers to daisy-like plants native to Europe and western Asia,...

Herb Annual Medicinal Fragrant

6.5 Fair

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Calendula

Calendula officinalis, or pot marigold, is a flowering plant native to southern Europe, widely used historically in medi...

Annual Medicinal Orange Edible

6.5 Fair

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Catmint

Nepeta, commonly called catmint, is a genus of herbaceous plants notable for producing nepetalactone, the active compoun...

Fragrant Drought Tolerant Pollinator Perennial

6.5 Fair

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Penstemon

Penstemon is a large genus of North American wildflowers known for their tubular blooms, making them highly attractive t...

Hummingbird Native Tubular Drought Tolerant

6.5 Fair

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Sedum

Sedum is a large genus of fleshy, succulent plants known as stonecrops, globally recognized for their extreme drought to...

Pink Autumn Drought Tolerant Pollinator

6.5 Fair

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Portulaca

Portulaca, commonly called moss rose, is a drought-tolerant succulent flowering plant native to South America that thriv...

Annual Colorful Ground Cover Drought Tolerant

5.8 Mediocre