swap_horiz New England Aster Alternatives

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Purple Fringed Orchid

The Purple Fringed Orchid is a wildflower species native to meadows across North America. It’s recognized by its distinc...

Meadow Orchid Summer Purple

9.0 Excellent

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Prairie Blazing Star

The Prairie Blazing Star, *Liatris pycnostachya*, is a striking wildflower native to central prairies. This composite pl...

Composite Summer Purple Spike

9.0 Excellent

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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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Showy Goldenrod

Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) is a herbaceous perennial wildflower native to eastern and central North American pr...

Fall Composite Yellow Striking

8.6 Great

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Small Purple Fringed Orchid

The Small Purple Fringed Orchid, scientifically named Platanthera psycodes, is a perennial wildflower native to the wet...

Meadow Orchid Summer Fragrant

8.5 Great

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Nodding Ladies' Tresses

Nodding Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes cernua) is a terrestrial orchid native to North America, frequently found in moist m...

Meadow Fall Orchid White

8.3 Great

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Jerusalem Artichoke

Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) is a native North American sunflower species cultivated for its edible tubers...

Fall Composite Yellow Tall

8.3 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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Sweet Black-eyed Susan

Sweet black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia subtomentosa) is a robust perennial wildflower native to the tallgrass prairies and me...

Meadow Annual Composite Yellow

8.3 Great

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Seaside Goldenrod

Seaside Goldenrod (*Solidago sempervirens*) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the aster family, Asteraceae, found n...

Coastal Fall Composite Salt Tolerant

8.2 Great

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Wild Pansy

Wild pansy, Viola tricolor, is a small annual or short-lived perennial native to Europe and parts of western Asia. Its f...

Meadow Spring Purple Introduced

8.1 Great

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Closed Gentian

Closed gentian, Gentiana andrewsii, is a perennial wildflower native to eastern and central North America. Its blue to v...

Meadow Blue Fall Native

8.1 Great

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Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) is a familiar North American wildflower in the Asteraceae family, naturalized across...

Meadow Composite Yellow Summer

8.0 Great

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Sweet Goldenrod

Sweet Goldenrod (Solidago odora) is an aromatic perennial wildflower native to eastern North America, typically found in...

Fall Composite Aromatic Yellow

8.0 Great

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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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New York Ironweed

New York ironweed, Vernonia noveboracensis, is a herbaceous perennial in the daisy family and is native to the eastern U...

Meadow Fall Composite Tall

7.3 Good

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Stiff Gentian

Stiff gentian (Gentianella quinquefolia) is an annual or biennial wildflower in the gentian family native to eastern Nor...

Meadow Fall Native Purple

7.1 Good

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Canada Goldenrod

Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) is a rhizomatous perennial herb native to North America and widely established in...

Meadow Fall Composite Yellow

5.8 Mediocre