swap_horiz Gentian Alternatives

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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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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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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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Gibraltar Campion

A flowering plant (Silene tomentosa) presumed extinct until rediscovered on Gibraltar's sea cliffs in 1994, now conserve...

Pink Rare Endangered Perennial

8.0 Great

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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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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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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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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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Virginia Bluebell

The Virginia Bluebell is a spring ephemeral wildflower native to North American woodlands, celebrated for its bell-shape...

Blue Spring Woodland Native

7.2 Good

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Snowdonia Hawkweed

A critically rare hawkweed (Hieracium snowdoniense) endemic to a single site in Snowdonia, Wales, rediscovered in 2002 a...

Welsh Rare Yellow Endangered

7.2 Good

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Balloon Flower

Balloon Flower, scientifically named Platycodon grandiflorus, is an East Asian perennial notable for its flower buds tha...

Blue East Asian Summer Perennial

7.0 Good

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False Indigo

False Indigo is a flowering plant in the legume family native to North America, historically notable because indigenous...

Blue Spring Native Perennial

7.0 Good

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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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Bluestar

Bluestar, comprising the Amsonia genus, is a North American perennial shrub prized in horticulture for its pale blue, st...

Blue Spring Native Star Shaped

6.5 Fair

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Stokes' Aster

Stokes' Aster is a herbaceous perennial plant native to the wetlands of the southeastern United States, notable for its...

Blue Summer Native Fringed

6.5 Fair

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Schizostylis

South African cormous plant reclassified as Hesperantha coccinea, notable for scarlet autumn flowers and tolerance of wa...

South African Autumn Red Pink Perennial

6.5 Fair

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Goldenrod

Solidago, commonly known as goldenrod, is a genus of North American plants in the aster family, designated as the state...

Yellow Native Autumn Pollinator

6.3 Fair

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Cupid's Dart

Cupid's Dart is a flowering plant native to southwestern Europe, historically notable for its blue, paper-like petals th...

Blue Mediterranean Perennial Cottage

6.0 Fair

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Pitcher Sage

A California native shrub (Salvia spathacea) with magenta tubular flowers and strongly aromatic leaves, valued in native...

Blue California Fragrant Native

6.0 Fair