swap_horiz Crocus Alternatives

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Lotus

The lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is a perennial aquatic flower valued for its beauty and symbolic significance. Originating...

Sacred Fragrant Aquatic Pink White

9.2 Excellent

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Tecophilaea

Tecophilaea is a unique flowering plant native to Chile’s Andean highlands. The species, *Tecophilaea cyanocrocus*, prod...

Blue Spring Rare Bulb

9.2 Excellent

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Water Lily

Water lilies are perennial flowering plants native to ponds and lakes. They belong to the Nymphaeaceae family and are re...

Floating Fragrant Aquatic Perennial

9.0 Excellent

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Himalayan Blue Poppy

The Himalayan Blue Poppy, *Meconopsis baileyi*, is a rare perennial flower originating from alpine regions of the easter...

Blue Alpine Rare Fragrant

9.0 Excellent

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Plum Blossom

The plum blossom, *Prunus mume*, is a flowering tree celebrated across Asia. Its early spring blooms—often pink or white...

Asian Fragrant Tree Pink White

8.8 Great

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Stargazer Lily

Stargazer Lily (Lilium 'Stargazer') is a hybrid Oriental lily developed by American breeder Leslie Woodriff in 1974, not...

Pink Bulb Fragrant Cut Flower

8.7 Great

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Lily of the Valley

Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) is a highly fragrant European woodland perennial designated the national flower...

Spring Toxic Woodland Fragrant

8.6 Great

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Peony

The peony (Paeonia) has been cultivated in China for over 1,500 years and is designated the national flower of China, pr...

Spring Lush Fragrant Perennial

8.5 Great

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Meconopsis

Meconopsis, particularly the Himalayan blue poppy (Meconopsis betonicifolia), is renowned as one of the rarest blue flow...

Blue Rare Himalayan Perennial

8.5 Great

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Galanthus

Bulbous plants known as snowdrops, native to Europe and western Asia; Galanthus nivalis is the source of galantamine, an...

White Bulb Woodland Delicate

8.5 Great

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Chionodoxa

Small bulbous plants native to mountain meadows of Crete, Turkey, and Cyprus; called glory-of-the-snow because they bloo...

Small Bulb Blue White Early Spring

7.8 Good

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Daffodil

The daffodil (Narcissus) is native to the meadows and woods of southern Europe and North Africa, and is the national flo...

Spring Yellow Bulb Fragrant

7.5 Good

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Scilla

Bulbous plants in family Asparagaceae; Scilla siberica, despite its name, is native to southwestern Asia and was introdu...

Blue Small Spring Bulb

7.5 Good

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Violet

Violet (Viola) is a genus of about 500–600 species found worldwide, with Viola odorata historically harvested for perfum...

Small Spring Woodland Edible

7.3 Good

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Tulip

Tulips are bulbous spring-flowering plants native to Central Asia that triggered 'Tulip Mania' in 17th-century Netherlan...

Spring Bulb Colorful Perennial

7.2 Good

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Grape Hyacinth

Grape Hyacinth, comprising the Muscari genus, is a bulbous perennial native to Eurasia, easily identified by its distinc...

Small Spring Bulb Fragrant

7.0 Good

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Puschkinia

Small bulbous plants native to the Caucasus and western Asia, named for Russian chemist Count Apollos Mussin-Pushkin; th...

Small Bulb Striped Early Spring

6.5 Fair

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Ipheion

Small South American bulbous plants; Ipheion uniflorum, the spring starflower, bears pale-blue star-shaped blooms with a...

Small Spring Bulb Star Shaped

6.5 Fair

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Buttercup

Buttercup (Ranunculus acris and related species) is a common European meadow perennial whose glossy yellow petals derive...

Meadow Small Wildflower Yellow

6.2 Fair

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Winter Aconite

Winter Aconite, scientifically Eranthis hyemalis, is a late-winter blooming tuberous plant native to Europe, notable for...

Small Yellow Bulb Woodland

6.2 Fair