swap_horiz Gladiolus Alternatives

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Stargazer Lily

The Stargazer Lily, *Lilium 'Stargazer'*, is a hybrid lily developed in 1974. It features distinctive upward-facing flow...

Pink Bulb Fragrant Cut Flower

8.7 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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Dahlia

The dahlia is the national flower of Mexico, where it was cultivated by the Aztecs as a food and medicinal plant before...

Summer Mexico Tuber Cut Flower

7.9 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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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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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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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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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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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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Canna Lily

The only genus in family Cannaceae, native to tropical America, with rhizomes cultivated as a starch crop for over 4,000...

Large Tropical Summer Bulb

7.0 Good

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Snapdragon

Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus) are native to rocky areas of Europe and North America, named for the flower's mouth-like...

Annual Colorful Tall Cut Flower

6.8 Fair

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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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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

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Watsonia

South African cormous plants in family Iridaceae; named after English botanist William Watson (1715–1787), with about 52...

South African Summer Bulb Pink Orange

6.5 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

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Tritonia

South African cormous plants in family Iridaceae with about 28 species; Tritonia crocata, bearing orange or pink flowers...

Graceful South African Summer Bulb

5.8 Mediocre