swap_horiz Celosia Alternatives

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Orchid

Orchids (family Orchidaceae) form the largest family of flowering plants with over 28,000 accepted species, distributed...

Exotic Tropical Indoor Long Lasting

8.8 Great

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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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Heliconia

Heliconia is a genus of about 194 tropical flowering plants native to the Americas and Pacific islands, closely related...

Exotic Tropical Rainforest Colorful

8.0 Great

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Poppy

The red poppy (Papaver rhoeas) became an enduring symbol of World War I remembrance after Lt. Col. John McCrae's 1915 po...

Annual Spring Wildflower Colorful

7.8 Good

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Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is the national flower of Malaysia, designated in 1960, while the related Hibiscus sabdariffa is...

Tropical Summer Colorful Shrub

7.8 Good

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Anthurium

Anthurium is a genus of about 1,000 tropical plant species native to the Americas, widely cultivated for heart-shaped sp...

Tropical Indoor Long Lasting Red

7.5 Good

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Canna Lily

The only genus in family Cannaceae, native to tropical America, with rhizomes cultivated as a starch crop for over 4,000...

Large Tropical Summer Bulb

7.0 Good

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Snapdragon

Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus) are native to rocky areas of Europe and North America, named for the flower's mouth-like...

Annual Colorful Tall Cut Flower

6.8 Fair

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Alstroemeria

Alstroemeria, the Peruvian lily, is a South American genus of about 120 species introduced to Europe in the 18th century...

Long Lasting Colorful South American Perennial

6.8 Fair

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Flowering Tobacco

Flowering Tobacco, from the Nicotiana genus, is an ornamental plant native to the Americas that emits a strong, sweet fr...

Annual Colorful Fragrant Tubular

6.5 Fair

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Verbena

Verbena is a large genus of annual and perennial plants native to the Americas and Asia, widely cultivated for their lon...

Annual Colorful Trailing Drought Tolerant

6.5 Fair

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Viola

Viola is a vast genus of small flowering plants that includes pansies and violets, native to the Northern Hemisphere and...

Small Annual Colorful Edible

6.5 Fair

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Zinnia

Zinnias are native to Mexico and were cultivated by the Aztecs; NASA grew them aboard the International Space Station in...

Annual Summer Colorful Drought Tolerant

6.3 Fair

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Amaranth

Amaranth is a broad genus of plants cultivated for millennia by indigenous peoples of the Americas, historically valued...

Annual Plume Tropical Colorful

6.3 Fair

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Pansy

The pansy (Viola tricolor var. hortensis) was developed as a cultivated flower in early 19th-century England through sel...

Small Annual Colorful Edible

6.2 Fair

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Wishbone Flower

Wishbone Flower is an annual plant native to Southeast Asia, distinguished by its trumpet-shaped blooms and stamens that...

Small Annual Tropical Shade

6.0 Fair

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Cockscomb

Cockscomb is an edible ornamental plant native to tropical regions of Africa and Asia, uniquely notable for its tightly...

Annual Tropical Long Lasting Vivid

6.0 Fair

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Petunia

Petunias are native to South America and were first described scientifically in the early 19th century; the modern garde...

Annual Summer Colorful Fragrant

5.8 Mediocre

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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

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Linaria

Linaria vulgaris, common toadflax, is a Eurasian wildflower with snapdragon-like yellow blooms that was used in 18th-cen...

Annual Spring Colorful Snapdragon Like

5.8 Mediocre