swap_horiz Nerine Alternatives

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Cherry Blossom

The cherry blossom, or sakura, is a flowering tree native to East Asia. It’s notable for its short but spectacular bloom...

Pink Japanese Spring Ephemeral

9.4 Excellent

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Tecophilaea

Tecophilaea is a unique flowering plant native to Chile’s Andean highlands. The species, *Tecophilaea cyanocrocus*, prod...

Blue Spring Rare Bulb

9.2 Excellent

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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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Stargazer Lily

Stargazer Lily (Lilium 'Stargazer') is a hybrid Oriental lily developed by American breeder Leslie Woodriff in 1974, not...

Pink Bulb Fragrant Cut Flower

8.7 Great

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Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is a South African perennial named for its resemblance to a tropical bird in fligh...

Exotic Structural Tropical South African

8.6 Great

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Galanthus

Bulbous plants known as snowdrops, native to Europe and western Asia; Galanthus nivalis is the source of galantamine, an...

White Bulb Woodland Delicate

8.5 Great

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Protea

Protea is a genus of about 100 flowering plants native to the Southern Hemisphere, with Protea cynaroides designated the...

Exotic Large South African Long Lasting

8.4 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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Peach Blossom

Peach blossom (Prunus persica) originates from China, where it has been cultivated for over 4,000 years, and holds deep...

Pink Spring Fragrant Tree

8.3 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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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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Colchicum autumnale

European cormous plant containing colchicine, a toxic alkaloid used medicinally for over 2,000 years; colchicine extract...

Toxic Bulb Autumn Pink Purple

7.5 Good

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Colchicum

Colchicum is a genus of autumn-blooming flowering plants native to Europe, medically notable as the natural source of co...

Toxic Bulb Autumn Pink Purple

7.0 Good

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Sparaxis

South African cormous plants known as harlequin flowers for their boldly patterned blooms; about 15 species are native t...

Spring South African Bulb Colorful

6.8 Fair

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Sedum

Sedum is a large genus of fleshy, succulent plants known as stonecrops, globally recognized for their extreme drought to...

Pink Autumn Drought Tolerant Pollinator

6.5 Fair

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Schizostylis

South African cormous plant reclassified as Hesperantha coccinea, notable for scarlet autumn flowers and tolerance of wa...

South African Autumn Red Pink Perennial

6.5 Fair

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Ixia

South African cormous plants known as African corn lilies; about 67 species are native to the Cape Floristic Region, one...

Spring South African Bulb Colorful

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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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