swap_horiz Common Milkweed Alternatives

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Swamp Rose Mallow

The swamp rose mallow (*Hibiscus moscheutos*) is a wetland perennial wildflower found throughout eastern North America....

Pink Wetland Summer Large Flower

9.1 Excellent

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Round-leaf Sundew

The round-leaf sundew is a fascinating wildflower found in northern bog habitats. This carnivorous plant uses specialize...

Pink Summer Carnivorous Bog

9.1 Excellent

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Prairie Blazing Star

The Prairie Blazing Star, *Liatris pycnostachya*, is a striking wildflower native to central prairies. This composite pl...

Composite Summer Purple Spike

9.0 Excellent

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Dragon's Mouth Orchid

The Dragon’s Mouth Orchid is a unique wildflower species found in northern North American bogs. Its notable feature is t...

Pink Orchid Rare Summer

8.8 Great

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Grass Pink Orchid

The Grass Pink Orchid (*Eurybia spp.*) is a delicate wildflower species found in acidic bogs and wetlands of eastern Nor...

Pink Orchid Summer Delicate

8.7 Great

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Swamp Milkweed

Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, is a pink wildflower thriving in wetlands across eastern North America. This native...

Pink Wetland Summer Monarch

8.7 Great

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Wild Bergamot Beebalm

Wild bergamot beebalm is a flowering wildflower found across prairies and meadows. It belongs to the mint family and fea...

Lavender Summer Prairie Pollinator

8.7 Great

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Ox-eye Sunflower

Ox-eye Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) is a long-blooming perennial native to central and eastern North America, wid...

Composite Yellow Summer Prairie

8.5 Great

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Dense Blazing Star

Dense blazing star, Liatris spicata, is a herbaceous perennial in the aster family native to moist prairies, meadows, an...

Summer Native Purple Prairie

8.4 Great

10

Butterfly Weed

Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a perennial milkweed native to prairies, open woodlands, and meadows across easte...

Summer Orange Monarch Prairie

8.3 Great

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Twinflower

Twinflower (Linnaea borealis) is an evergreen subshrub found in the boreal forests and woodlands across the Northern Hem...

Pink Summer Boreal Trailing

8.3 Great

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Rose Pogonia

Rose pogonia, Pogonia ophioglossoides, is a small terrestrial orchid native to eastern North America. It inhabits sunny,...

Pink Orchidaceae Summer Native

8.3 Great

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Purple Coneflower

The Purple Coneflower (*Echinacea purpurea*) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the aster family, Asteraceae, native...

Composite Medicinal Summer Prairie

8.2 Great

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Prairie Coneflower

Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) is a native wildflower of North American prairies recognizable by its tall cyl...

Composite Yellow Summer Columnar

8.2 Great

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Yellow Coneflower

Yellow coneflower, Ratibida pinnata, is a perennial wildflower native to prairies, savannas, and open woodland edges in...

Yellow Summer Native Prairie

8.2 Great

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Prairie Dock

Prairie dock, Silphium terebinthinaceum, is a long-lived perennial in the aster family native to tallgrass prairies and...

Yellow Summer Native Prairie

8.1 Great

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Cup Plant

Cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) is a tall perennial wildflower native to central and eastern North America, where it gr...

Yellow Summer Native Prairie

8.1 Great

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Prairie Onion

Prairie Onion (Allium stellatum) is a perennial wildflower native to the tallgrass prairies and rocky outcrops of centra...

Pink Summer Bulb Edible

7.8 Good

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Showy Tick Trefoil

Showy tick trefoil, Desmodium canadense, is a perennial legume native to much of eastern and central North America. It p...

Pink Summer Native Prairie

7.2 Good

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Goat's Rue

Goat's rue, Tephrosia virginiana, is a perennial legume native to dry, open habitats in eastern and central North Americ...

Pink Summer Native Prairie

7.1 Good