swap_horiz Echium Alternatives

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Lupine

Lupines (Lupinus) are native to the Americas and Mediterranean, with some species capable of nitrogen fixation; the genu...

Colorful Tall Spike Perennial

7.5 Good

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Sea Holly

A spiny perennial in the carrot family (Eryngium) native to Europe and Asia, distinguished by steel-blue bracts and this...

Blue Coastal Structural Spiny

7.5 Good

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Forget-me-not

Forget-me-not (Myosotis) is a small blue-flowered genus of about 50 species native to Europe and New Zealand, serving as...

Blue Small Spring Biennial

7.3 Good

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Coneflower

Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a North American prairie wildflower widely used in herbal medicine and among the top-...

Medicinal Native Purple Pollinator

7.2 Good

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Monkshood

Monkshood, known scientifically as Aconitum, is a highly toxic perennial plant native to mountainous regions of the Nort...

Toxic Autumn Perennial Blue Purple

7.2 Good

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Flannel Flower

An Australian wildflower (Actinotus helianthi) native to New South Wales with soft, white woolly bracts resembling a dai...

Coastal Australian White Woolly

7.2 Good

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Bellflower

Campanula, or bellflower, is a large genus comprising over 500 species in the Northern Hemisphere, distinguished by its...

Summer Perennial Bell Shaped Cottage

7.0 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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Kniphofia

Kniphofia is a genus of African flowering plants named after 18th-century German botanist Johann Kniphof, distinguished...

South African Hummingbird Spike Orange Red

7.0 Good

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Larkspur

Larkspur, belonging to the Delphinium genus, is a tall flowering plant known for its spurred blooms and high toxicity, h...

Annual Tall Cut Flower Cottage

7.0 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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Sweet William

Sweet William is a short-lived biennial or perennial plant native to the mountains of southern Europe, widely cultivated...

Fragrant Cluster Biennial Red Pink

7.0 Good

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Torch Lily

Torch Lily (Kniphofia uvaria) is a South African perennial known for its tall, poker-shaped flower spikes in red, orange...

South African Hummingbird Spike Orange Red

7.0 Good

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Hollyhock

Hollyhock (Alcea rosea) is a tall biennial native to southwestern China, cultivated in Europe since the 15th century and...

Colorful Tall Biennial Cottage

6.8 Fair

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Salvia

Salvia is the largest genus in the mint family, Lamiaceae, and includes Salvia officinalis, the common culinary sage use...

Herb Drought Tolerant Pollinator Perennial

6.8 Fair

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Blazing Star

Liatris, commonly called blazing star, is a North American genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, recognized...

Native Purple Spike Drought Tolerant

6.8 Fair

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Evening Primrose

Oenothera, or evening primrose, is a genus of North American plants known for flowers that bloom at dusk and seeds yield...

Wildflower Yellow Medicinal Night Blooming

6.8 Fair

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Globe Thistle

Echinops, or globe thistle, is a genus of plants native to Europe and Asia distinguished by their spherical, spiky, meta...

Blue Structural Drought Tolerant Pollinator

6.8 Fair

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Aster

Asters (family Asteraceae) comprise thousands of species distributed globally and were used by ancient Greeks who burned...

Purple Autumn Pollinator Perennial

6.5 Fair

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Stock

Stock (Matthiola incana) is a Mediterranean biennial or perennial cultivated since ancient times for its dense spikes of...

Annual Fragrant Spike Cut Flower

6.5 Fair