swap_horiz Dahlia Alternatives

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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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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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Calla Lily

Calla Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) is a rhizomatous plant native to southern Africa, widely used in funeral and weddin...

Elegant White Bulb Wedding

8.4 Great

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Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus, the Persian buttercup, is a tuberous perennial native to the eastern Mediterranean and southwester...

Spring Bulb Colorful Layered

8.3 Great

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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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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

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Sweet Pea

Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus) is a climbing annual native to Sicily, first described scientifically in 1695 and prized f...

Annual Spring Fragrant Vine

7.8 Good

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Lisianthus

Lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum) is a prairie wildflower native to the southern United States and Mexico, selectively b...

Elegant Annual Cut Flower Ruffled

7.8 Good

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Hydrangea

Hydrangeas are native to Asia and the Americas, with the large-flowered cultivated forms originating primarily from the...

Summer Shade Tolerant Shrub Large Bloom

7.6 Good

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Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle (Lonicera) is a genus of about 180 arching shrubs and twining vines native across the Northern Hemisphere, v...

Summer Hummingbird Fragrant Nectar

7.5 Good

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Freesia

Freesia is a genus of South African cormous plants in the iris family, named after German physician Friedrich Heinrich T...

Spring South African Bulb Fragrant

7.5 Good

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Tiger Lily

Tiger Lily (Lilium lancifolium) is a bulbous perennial native to East Asia, identifiable by its distinctive orange petal...

Summer Asian Bulb Tall

7.5 Good

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Agapanthus

Agapanthus is the sole genus in the Amaryllidaceae subfamily Agapanthoideae, native to South Africa and notable for its...

Blue South African Summer Perennial

7.5 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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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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Gladiolus

Gladiolus is a genus of perennial cormous flowering plants native primarily to South Africa, cultivated globally for the...

Summer Bulb Tall Spike

7.0 Good

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Christmas Bell

An eastern Australian wildflower (Blandfordia grandiflora) of coastal heaths, bearing bell-shaped red-and-yellow flowers...

Australian Summer Bulb Yellow Red

7.0 Good

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Pincushion Flower

The Pincushion Flower, belonging to the Scabiosa genus, is an Old World plant recognized for its distinctive, pincushion...

Annual Summer Cut Flower Blue Pink

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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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