swap_horiz Downy Yellow Violet Alternatives

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Pink Lady's Slipper

The Pink Lady’s Slipper (*Cypripedium acaule*) is a distinctive wildflower found in moist, acidic woodland environments...

Pink Spring Orchid Woodland

9.4 Excellent

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Virginia Bluebells

Virginia bluebells are woodland wildflowers belonging to the *Mertensia virginica* species. These plants produce strikin...

Blue Spring Ephemeral Woodland

9.2 Excellent

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Mountain Laurel

Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) is a distinctive evergreen shrub found throughout the northeastern United States. It’...

Evergreen Spring Woodland Northeast

9.2 Excellent

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Yellow Lady's Slipper

The Yellow Lady’s Slipper (*Cypripedium parviflorum*) is a rare wildflower native to eastern North America. This orchid...

Spring Orchid Rare Yellow

9.0 Excellent

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Wild Bleeding Heart

The Wild Bleeding Heart, *Dicentra eximia*, is a woodland wildflower native to the Appalachian region. Its distinctive h...

Pink Appalachian Spring Woodland

8.8 Great

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Fire Pink

Fire pink (*Silene virginica*) is a distinctive woodland wildflower characterized by its vibrant red blossoms. It’s nota...

Spring Red Woodland Hummingbird

8.7 Great

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Wild Azalea

The wild azalea (Rhododendron canescens) is a pink-flowered wildflower common throughout the Appalachian region. It’s no...

Pink Appalachian Spring Woodland

8.7 Great

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Trailing Arbutus

Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) is one of the earliest spring wildflowers of eastern North America and is the official...

Pink Spring Woodland Fragrant

8.6 Great

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Showy Orchis

Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) is a native spring orchid of rich eastern North American deciduous forests, producin...

Spring Orchid Woodland Early

8.6 Great

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Squirrel Corn

Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis) is a spring ephemeral wildflower of eastern North American forests whose white heart...

Spring Ephemeral White Woodland

8.5 Great

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Wild Hyacinth

Wild Hyacinth is a bulbous spring wildflower native to North American woodlands, noted for its tall spikes of pale blue...

Blue Spring Bulb Woodland

8.5 Great

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Blue Phlox

Blue phlox (*Phlox divaricata*) is a semi-evergreen perennial native to the forests of eastern North America that is wid...

Blue Spring Woodland Fragrant

8.4 Great

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Marsh Marigold

Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) is a wetland wildflower native to temperate Northern Hemisphere regions and among the...

Wetland Spring Yellow Early

8.4 Great

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Trout Lily

Trout Lily is a spring ephemeral native to eastern North American woodlands, named for its brown-mottled leaves that res...

Spring Ephemeral Yellow Woodland

8.3 Great

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Wild Geranium

Wild geranium (*Geranium maculatum*) is a perennial woodland plant native to eastern North America historically used for...

Pink Spring Woodland Five Petaled

8.2 Great

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Clintonia

Clintonia (Clintonia borealis) is a woodland lily native to eastern North America, named in honor of New York governor D...

Spring Yellow Woodland Boreal

7.9 Good

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Virginia Waterleaf

Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum) is a native eastern woodland wildflower with mottled leaves resembling wat...

Spring Woodland Five Petaled Mottled Leaves

7.5 Good

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Common Blue Violet

The Common Blue Violet (*Viola sororia*) is a widespread North American wildflower notable for serving as the official s...

Blue Spring Woodland Edible

7.5 Good

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Common Cinquefoil

Common Cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex) is a trailing perennial native to eastern North America, bearing five-petaled yel...

Meadow Spring Yellow Low Growing

6.8 Fair

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Small-flowered Buttercup

Small-flowered Buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus) is a native annual across eastern North America and one of the most wide...

Tiny Annual Spring Yellow

4.8 Poor