swap_horiz Lupine Alternatives

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Lotus

The lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is a perennial aquatic flower valued for its beauty and symbolic significance. Originating...

Sacred Fragrant Aquatic Pink White

9.2 Excellent

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Water Lily

Water lilies are perennial flowering plants native to ponds and lakes. They belong to the Nymphaeaceae family and are re...

Floating Fragrant Aquatic Perennial

9.0 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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Lily of the Valley

Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) is a highly fragrant European woodland perennial designated the national flower...

Spring Toxic Woodland Fragrant

8.6 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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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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Anemone

Anemone is a genus of roughly 200 species in the buttercup family found across temperate zones worldwide, with several s...

Spring Colorful Woodland Perennial

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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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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Primrose

Primrose encompasses the Primula genus, a group of woodland and alpine plants native to the Northern Hemisphere, frequen...

Spring Colorful Woodland 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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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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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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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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Alstroemeria

Alstroemeria, the Peruvian lily, is a South American genus of about 120 species introduced to Europe in the 18th century...

Long Lasting Colorful South American 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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Gazania

Gazania is a genus of flowering plants native to Southern Africa, distinguished by their large, brightly colored composi...

South African Colorful Drought Tolerant Perennial

6.5 Fair

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Carnation

The carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) has been cultivated for over 2,000 years and is one of the world's most commercial...

Classic Colorful Fragrant Perennial

6.4 Fair

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Compass Plant

A tall North American prairie wildflower (Silphium laciniatum) named for its basal leaves' tendency to align north-south...

Yellow Tall Native Prairie

5.5 Mediocre