swap_horiz Maximilian Sunflower Alternatives

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Rough Blazing Star

The Rough Blazing Star, *Liatris aspera*, is a striking wildflower found in prairie ecosystems of eastern North America....

Fall Composite Purple Spike

8.8 Great

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Fringed Gentian

Fringed gentian, commonly identified as Gentianopsis crinita, is a biennial wildflower native to eastern North America....

Meadow Blue Fall Native

8.8 Great

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Dotted Blazing Star

Dotted Blazing Star is a prairie wildflower known for its striking purple flower spikes and remarkable drought tolerance...

Fall Composite Purple Prairie

8.7 Great

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Dense Blazing Star

Dense blazing star, Liatris spicata, is a herbaceous perennial in the aster family native to moist prairies, meadows, an...

Summer Native Purple Prairie

8.4 Great

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Stiff Goldenrod

Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida) is a perennial wildflower native to the central and eastern prairies of North America....

Fall Composite Yellow Prairie

8.3 Great

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Yellow Coneflower

Yellow coneflower, Ratibida pinnata, is a perennial wildflower native to prairies, savannas, and open woodland edges in...

Yellow Summer Native Prairie

8.2 Great

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Prairie Dock

Prairie dock, Silphium terebinthinaceum, is a long-lived perennial in the aster family native to tallgrass prairies and...

Yellow Summer Native Prairie

8.1 Great

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Cup Plant

Cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) is a tall perennial wildflower native to central and eastern North America, where it gr...

Yellow Summer Native Prairie

8.1 Great

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Green-headed Coneflower

Green-headed coneflower, Rudbeckia laciniata, is a tall perennial wildflower native to much of North America. Its flower...

Wetland Yellow Summer Native

7.8 Good

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Smooth Aster

Smooth aster, Symphyotrichum laeve, is a perennial member of the aster family native to much of North America. It is dis...

Meadow Fall Native Purple

7.8 Good

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Mistflower

Mistflower, Conoclinium coelestinum, is a perennial wildflower native to eastern and central North America. Its compact...

Blue Fall Woodland Native

7.8 Good

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Wreath Goldenrod

Wreath goldenrod, Solidago caesia, is a perennial wildflower native to eastern North America and a member of the aster f...

Fall Yellow Woodland Native

7.7 Good

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Common Goldenrod

Common goldenrod, Solidago canadensis, is a perennial flowering plant in the aster family, native to much of North Ameri...

Meadow Fall Yellow Native

7.6 Good

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Sky Blue Aster

Sky blue aster, Symphyotrichum oolentangiense, is a perennial wildflower native to central and eastern North America. It...

Blue Fall Native Prairie

7.6 Good

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Partridge Pea

Partridge pea, Chamaecrista fasciculata, is an annual legume native to much of eastern and central North America. It bea...

Yellow Summer Native Prairie

7.5 Good

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Tall Goldenrod

Tall goldenrod, Solidago altissima, is a perennial member of the aster family native across much of North America. It fo...

Meadow Fall Yellow Native

7.5 Good

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Rosinweed

Rosinweed, Silphium integrifolium, is a tall perennial wildflower native to prairies and open grasslands of central Nort...

Yellow Summer Native Prairie

7.4 Good

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Calico Aster

Calico aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum) is a perennial wildflower in the aster family native to eastern and central N...

Fall White Woodland Native

7.2 Good

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Stiff Aster

Stiff aster (Ionactis linariifolia) is a compact perennial wildflower in the aster family native to eastern North Americ...

Fall Native Purple Rocky

7.1 Good

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White Snakeroot

White snakeroot, Ageratina altissima, is a herbaceous perennial of the aster family native to woodland and woodland-edge...

Fall White Woodland Native

6.6 Fair