swap_horiz Field Thistle Alternatives

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Purple Fringed Orchid

The Purple Fringed Orchid is a wildflower species native to meadows across North America. It’s recognized by its distinc...

Meadow Orchid Summer Purple

9.0 Excellent

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Small Purple Fringed Orchid

The Small Purple Fringed Orchid, scientifically named Platanthera psycodes, is a perennial wildflower native to the wet...

Meadow Orchid Summer Fragrant

8.5 Great

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Dense Blazing Star

Dense blazing star, Liatris spicata, is a herbaceous perennial in the aster family native to moist prairies, meadows, an...

Summer Native Purple Prairie

8.4 Great

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Yellow Coneflower

Yellow coneflower, Ratibida pinnata, is a perennial wildflower native to prairies, savannas, and open woodland edges in...

Yellow Summer Native Prairie

8.2 Great

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Prairie Dock

Prairie dock, Silphium terebinthinaceum, is a long-lived perennial in the aster family native to tallgrass prairies and...

Yellow Summer Native Prairie

8.1 Great

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Cup Plant

Cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) is a tall perennial wildflower native to central and eastern North America, where it gr...

Yellow Summer Native Prairie

8.1 Great

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Common Yarrow

Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium, is an aromatic perennial herb native across much of the temperate Northern Hemisphe...

Meadow Medicinal Summer White

8.1 Great

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Wild Chamomile

A Eurasian annual widely naturalized in North America, valued for centuries in herbal medicine for its anti-inflammatory...

Meadow Summer White Introduced

8.1 Great

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Spotted Joe-Pye Weed

Spotted Joe-Pye weed, Eutrochium maculatum, is a tall perennial native to moist meadows, marsh edges, and stream banks a...

Pink Wetland Summer Native

8.0 Great

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Green-headed Coneflower

Green-headed coneflower, Rudbeckia laciniata, is a tall perennial wildflower native to much of North America. Its flower...

Wetland Yellow Summer Native

7.8 Good

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Smooth Aster

Smooth aster, Symphyotrichum laeve, is a perennial member of the aster family native to much of North America. It is dis...

Meadow Fall Native Purple

7.8 Good

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Rose Gentian

Rose gentian, Sabatia angularis, is a biennial wildflower native to eastern and central North America. It bears branchin...

Meadow Pink Summer Native

7.7 Good

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Common Goldenrod

Common goldenrod, Solidago canadensis, is a perennial flowering plant in the aster family, native to much of North Ameri...

Meadow Fall Yellow Native

7.6 Good

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Wild Senna

Wild senna is a tall perennial legume native to eastern North America, commonly classified as Senna hebecarpa or the clo...

Meadow Yellow Summer Native

7.6 Good

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Showy Evening Primrose

Showy evening primrose, Oenothera speciosa, is a perennial wildflower native to central and southern North America. It s...

Meadow Pink Summer Native

7.5 Good

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Tall Goldenrod

Tall goldenrod, Solidago altissima, is a perennial member of the aster family native across much of North America. It fo...

Meadow Fall Yellow Native

7.5 Good

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Tall Thistle

Tall thistle (Cirsium altissimum) is a biennial or short-lived perennial in the aster family native to eastern and centr...

Meadow Summer Native Purple

7.0 Good

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Daisy Fleabane

Daisy fleabane, Erigeron annuus, is an annual or biennial member of the aster family native to North America and natural...

Meadow Summer White Native

6.9 Fair

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American Pennyroyal

A small aromatic mint native to eastern North America, historically used as an insect repellent and folk remedy, disting...

Meadow Summer Native Purple

6.6 Fair

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Salsify

Salsify (Tragopogon species) are European plants naturalized in North America, historically grown for their edible tapro...

Meadow Summer Purple Introduced

6.6 Fair