swap_horiz Hibiscus Alternatives

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Middlemist's Red

Middlemist’s Red is a camellia shrub originating from China and introduced to Britain in 1804 by John Middlemist. Its ra...

Pink Historic Rare Shrub

9.0 Excellent

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Orchid

The orchid is a diverse flowering plant belonging to the vast Orchidaceae family, encompassing more than 28,000 species....

Exotic Tropical Indoor Long Lasting

8.8 Great

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Jasmine

Jasmine, scientifically known as *Jasminum*, is a tropical flowering vine valued for its intensely fragrant blossoms. Th...

Tropical White Fragrant Vine

8.8 Great

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Jade Vine

Jade Vine, *Strongylodon macrobotrys*, is a tropical vine originating in the Philippines. Its notable feature is the int...

Tropical Rare Philippines Turquoise

8.8 Great

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Frangipani

Frangipani, also known as Plumeria, is a tropical tree or shrub valued for its intensely fragrant white or yellow flower...

Tropical Fragrant Waxy Tree

8.8 Great

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Gardenia

The gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides) is native to tropical and subtropical Asia and Africa, and was named in 1753 by Carl...

Evergreen Tropical White Fragrant

8.5 Great

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Brugmansia

South American shrubs and small trees bearing large pendulous trumpet flowers; all five wild species are classified as e...

Toxic Tropical Fragrant Pendant

8.3 Great

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Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea, native to South America, was first described by European science during Louis Antoine de Bougainville's 1...

Tropical Colorful Vine Drought Tolerant

8.2 Great

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Angel's Trumpet

Angel's Trumpet is a genus of South American flowering trees recognized for its large, pendulous flowers and toxic alkal...

Toxic Tropical Fragrant Shrub

8.2 Great

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Heliconia

Heliconia is a genus of about 194 tropical flowering plants native to the Americas and Pacific islands, closely related...

Exotic Tropical Rainforest Colorful

8.0 Great

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Azalea

Azaleas (subgenus Rhododendron) are native to Asia, Europe, and North America, and hold particular cultural importance i...

Spring Colorful Woodland Shrub

7.8 Good

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Clematis

Clematis is a genus of about 300 woody climbing vines in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, with hybridization accelera...

Climber Colorful Vine Perennial

7.8 Good

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Hydrangea

Hydrangeas are native to Asia and the Americas, with the large-flowered cultivated forms originating primarily from the...

Summer Shade Tolerant Shrub Large Bloom

7.6 Good

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Elderflower

Elderflower (Sambucus nigra) is a European flowering shrub whose fragrant cream-white blossoms have been used since medi...

Summer White Fragrant Edible

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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Plumbago

Plumbago is a genus of flowering shrubs and vines prized for their pale blue or white phlox-like flower clusters, and is...

Blue Tropical Summer Sprawling

6.8 Fair

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Celosia

Celosia is a small genus of edible ornamental plants native to Africa, distinguished by their vividly colored, flame-lik...

Annual Tropical Long Lasting Colorful

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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Amaranth

Amaranth is a broad genus of plants cultivated for millennia by indigenous peoples of the Americas, historically valued...

Annual Plume Tropical Colorful

6.3 Fair

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Petunia

Petunias are native to South America and were first described scientifically in the early 19th century; the modern garde...

Annual Summer Colorful Fragrant

5.8 Mediocre