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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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 considered one of the most ornamentally striking goldenrod species native to east...

Fall Composite Yellow Striking

8.6 Great

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Small Purple Fringed Orchid

Small Purple Fringed Orchid is a native orchid of eastern North American bogs, pollinated by sphinx moths and distinguis...

Meadow Orchid Summer Fragrant

8.5 Great

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Nodding Ladies' Tresses

Nodding Ladies' Tresses is a North American terrestrial orchid recognized by its distinctive spiral of small, bell-shape...

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 prairie native of central and eastern North America, notable for its broad, flat-...

Fall Composite Yellow Prairie

8.3 Great

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Sweet Black-eyed Susan

Sweet Black-eyed Susan is a tall prairie wildflower native to the central United States, distinguished by its pleasant v...

Meadow Annual Composite Yellow

8.3 Great

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Seaside Goldenrod

Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens) is a coastal wildflower of eastern North America, one of the few goldenrod spe...

Coastal Fall Composite Salt Tolerant

8.2 Great

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Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) is a North American flowering plant in the sunflower family, distinguished by its bri...

Meadow Composite Yellow Summer

8.0 Great

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Sweet Goldenrod

Sweet Goldenrod (Solidago odora) is an eastern North American wildflower whose anise-scented foliage was historically br...

Fall Composite Aromatic Yellow

8.0 Great

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Gray Goldenrod

Gray Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) is among the most common goldenrods of eastern North America, often the first specie...

Fall Composite Yellow Dry Soil

7.9 Good

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Zigzag Goldenrod

Zigzag Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis) is a woodland perennial native to eastern North America, easily identified by it...

Fall Composite Yellow Woodland

7.7 Good

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Goat's Beard

Goat's Beard (Tragopogon pratensis) is a European meadow plant introduced to North America whose large dandelion-like se...

Meadow European Composite Yellow

7.4 Good

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New York Ironweed

New York ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) is a tall herbaceous perennial native to the eastern United States, distingu...

Meadow Fall Composite Tall

7.3 Good

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Orange Hawkweed

Orange Hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum) is a European native introduced to North America that is considered an invasive...

Meadow Composite Summer Orange

7.3 Good

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Meadow Salsify

Meadow Salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) is a European biennial introduced widely to North American grasslands, historicall...

European Composite Summer Edible

7.1 Good

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Canada Goldenrod

Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) is a widespread herbaceous perennial native to North America, known for its tall...

Meadow Fall Composite Yellow

5.8 Mediocre