swap_horiz Parrot's Beak Alternatives

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Lotus

The lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is a perennial aquatic flower valued for its beauty and symbolic significance. Originating...

Sacred Fragrant Aquatic Pink White

9.2 Excellent

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Water Lily

Water lilies are perennial flowering plants native to ponds and lakes. They belong to the Nymphaeaceae family and are re...

Floating Fragrant Aquatic Perennial

9.0 Excellent

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Himalayan Blue Poppy

The Himalayan Blue Poppy, *Meconopsis baileyi*, is a rare perennial flower originating from alpine regions of the easter...

Blue Alpine Rare Fragrant

9.0 Excellent

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Lily of the Valley

Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) is a highly fragrant European woodland perennial designated the national flower...

Spring Toxic Woodland Fragrant

8.6 Great

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Peony

The peony (Paeonia) has been cultivated in China for over 1,500 years and is designated the national flower of China, pr...

Spring Lush Fragrant Perennial

8.5 Great

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Meconopsis

Meconopsis, particularly the Himalayan blue poppy (Meconopsis betonicifolia), is renowned as one of the rarest blue flow...

Blue Rare Himalayan Perennial

8.5 Great

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Chocolate Cosmos

A Mexican wildflower (Cosmos atrosanguineus) extinct in the wild since the early 1900s, surviving only as sterile vegeta...

Mexican Dark Red Perennial Chocolate Scented

8.5 Great

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Monkey Face Orchid

A cloud-forest orchid (Dracula simia) from Ecuador and Peru whose arrangement of lip, column, and petals closely resembl...

Orchid Rare Ecuador Unusual

8.5 Great

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Bee Orchid

A European orchid (Ophrys apifera) that mimics the appearance and scent of a female bee to lure male bees into pseudocop...

European Spring Orchid Unusual

8.5 Great

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Torch Ginger

Etlingera elatior, native to Southeast Asia, produces large waxy torch-like inflorescences used as a culinary ingredient...

Large Tropical Red Southeast Asian

8.5 Great

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Black Bat Flower

A tropical plant (Tacca chantrieri) from Southeast Asia with dark purple-black flowers and thread-like 'whiskers' up to...

Black Exotic Tropical Unusual

8.3 Great

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Fritillaria

Bulbous plants in family Liliaceae with about 130 species; Fritillaria imperialis, the crown imperial, has been cultivat...

Spring Bulb Checkered Unusual

8.2 Great

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Lavender

Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is a Mediterranean shrub cultivated for over 2,500 years, prized for its aromatic esse...

Mediterranean Herb Fragrant Purple

8.1 Great

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Bleeding Heart

Bleeding Heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) is a shade-loving perennial native to Siberia and Japan, introduced to Western...

Pink Spring Heart Shaped Perennial

8.0 Great

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Hellebore

Helleborus is a genus of Eurasian flowering plants notable for blooming in winter and early spring, containing highly to...

Long Lasting Perennial Nodding Shade

8.0 Great

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Gibraltar Campion

A flowering plant (Silene tomentosa) presumed extinct until rediscovered on Gibraltar's sea cliffs in 1994, now conserve...

Pink Rare Endangered Perennial

8.0 Great

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Kangaroo Paw

Australian plants (Anigozanthos species) with velvety tubular blooms shaped like a paw, with Anigozanthos manglesii name...

Australian Tubular Unusual Drought Tolerant

8.0 Great

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Clematis

Clematis is a genus of about 300 woody climbing vines in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, with hybridization accelera...

Climber Colorful Vine Perennial

7.8 Good

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Matilija Poppy

A California native shrub (Romneya coulteri) notable for its exceptionally large white flowers with crinkled petals and...

California White Native Fried Egg

7.8 Good

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Snowdonia Hawkweed

A critically rare hawkweed (Hieracium snowdoniense) endemic to a single site in Snowdonia, Wales, rediscovered in 2002 a...

Welsh Rare Yellow Endangered

7.2 Good