swap_horiz Compass Plant Alternatives

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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

2

Shooting Star

Shooting Star (*Primula meadia*), also known as American cowslip, is a perennial wildflower native to North American pra...

Spring Native Pink White Perennial

7.8 Good

3

Matilija Poppy

Romneya coulteri, widely known as the Matilija Poppy, is a large, woody perennial shrub belonging to the Papaveraceae fa...

California White Native Fried Egg

7.8 Good

4

Daffodil

The daffodil (Narcissus) is a genus of bulbous perennial plants in the Amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, native to meado...

Spring Yellow Bulb Fragrant

7.5 Good

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Lupine

Lupines (Lupinus) are a genus of over 200 flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, native to the Americas and th...

Colorful Tall Spike Perennial

7.5 Good

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Coneflower

Coneflower is a group of herbaceous perennial plants in the genus Echinacea, native mainly to eastern and central North...

Medicinal Native Purple Pollinator

7.2 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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Snowdonia Hawkweed

Snowdonia hawkweed, Hieracium snowdoniense, is a critically rare perennial flowering plant endemic to a restricted site...

Welsh Rare Yellow Endangered

7.2 Good

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Rudbeckia

Rudbeckia is a genus of flowering plants native mainly to North America and placed in the family Asteraceae. Its flower...

Yellow Bold Native Perennial

7.0 Good

10

False Indigo

False indigo usually refers to Baptisia, a genus of perennial legumes native to North America. Species form upright clum...

Blue Spring Native Perennial

7.0 Good

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Blazing Star

Blazing star is the common name for plants in the genus Liatris, a group of herbaceous perennials native to North Americ...

Native Purple Spike Drought Tolerant

6.8 Fair

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Blanket Flower

Blanket flower is the common name for plants in the genus Gaillardia, a group of annual and perennial species found main...

Summer Native Orange Red Drought Tolerant

6.8 Fair

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Penstemon

Penstemon is a large genus of flowering plants found chiefly in North America, with species adapted to habitats ranging...

Hummingbird Native Tubular Drought Tolerant

6.5 Fair

14

Bluestar

Bluestar is the common name for plants in the genus Amsonia, a group of herbaceous perennial wildflowers native mainly t...

Blue Spring Native Star Shaped

6.5 Fair

15

Stokes' Aster

Stokes' aster, Stokesia laevis, is a herbaceous perennial native to the southeastern United States, where it occurs in o...

Blue Summer Native Fringed

6.5 Fair

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Goldenrod

Goldenrod is the common name for flowering plants in the genus Solidago, a group in the aster family. These mostly herba...

Yellow Native Autumn Pollinator

6.3 Fair

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Buttercup

Buttercup is a common name for flowering plants in the genus Ranunculus, including Ranunculus acris, a perennial species...

Meadow Small Wildflower Yellow

6.2 Fair

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Pitcher Sage

Pitcher sage, or Salvia spathacea, is a perennial herbaceous plant native to coastal and inland parts of California. It...

Blue California Fragrant Native

6.0 Fair

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Arnica

Arnica is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. Arnica montana, the species most as...

Alpine Yellow Medicinal Perennial

5.8 Mediocre

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Obedient Plant

Obedient plant, usually identified as Physostegia virginiana, is a rhizomatous perennial in the mint family, Lamiaceae....

Pink Spreading Native Perennial

5.8 Mediocre