swap_horiz Marigold Alternatives

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Sturt's Desert Pea

An Australian wildflower (Swainsona formosa) with vivid red flowers and a glossy black boss, native to arid inland regio...

Iconic Desert Australian Annual

8.5 Great

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Saffron Crocus

Crocus sativus is the source of saffron, the world's most expensive spice by weight; a sterile triploid known only in cu...

Bulb Edible Purple Autumn

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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Lisianthus

Lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum) is a prairie wildflower native to the southern United States and Mexico, selectively b...

Elegant Annual Cut Flower Ruffled

7.8 Good

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Cornflower

Centaurea cyanus is an annual European flowering plant notable for its vibrant blue petals and its historical status as...

Meadow Blue Annual Wildflower

7.3 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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Trumpet Vine

Trumpet Vine is a fast-growing woody climber native to the eastern United States, widely cultivated for its bright red-o...

Summer Orange Hummingbird Vine

7.0 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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Cosmos

Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) is native to Mexico and was introduced to Europe by Spanish botanists in the late 18th centur...

Annual Wildflower Summer Pink White

6.9 Fair

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Nasturtium

Nasturtium, in the genus Tropaeolum, is an edible South American plant known for its bright flowers and shield-shaped le...

Annual Peppery Edible Trailing

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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Calendula

Calendula officinalis, or pot marigold, is a flowering plant native to southern Europe, widely used historically in medi...

Annual Medicinal Orange Edible

6.5 Fair

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Viola

Viola is a vast genus of small flowering plants that includes pansies and violets, native to the Northern Hemisphere and...

Small Annual Colorful Edible

6.5 Fair

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African Daisy

African Daisy is a genus of flowering plants native to South Africa, widely cultivated globally for its vibrant, daisy-l...

Annual South African Summer White 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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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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Pansy

The pansy (Viola tricolor var. hortensis) was developed as a cultivated flower in early 19th-century England through sel...

Small Annual Colorful Edible

6.2 Fair

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Borage

Borago officinalis, or borage, is an annual herb native to the Mediterranean, historically cultivated for its edible lea...

Blue Herb Annual Edible

6.2 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