swap_horiz Pickerelweed Alternatives

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Cardinal Flower

The cardinal flower (*Lobelia cardinalis*) is a wetland wildflower known for its prominent, bright red blooms. These spi...

Wetland Summer Red Hummingbird

9.3 Excellent

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American Lotus

The American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea) is a perennial wildflower found in shallow, slow-moving waters across eastern North A...

Yellow Summer Edible Aquatic

9.2 Excellent

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Swamp Rose Mallow

The swamp rose mallow (*Hibiscus moscheutos*) is a wetland perennial wildflower found throughout eastern North America....

Pink Wetland Summer Large Flower

9.1 Excellent

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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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White Water Lily

The White Water Lily (Nymphaea odorata) is a flowering aquatic plant found throughout eastern North America. Its notable...

Floating Summer White Fragrant

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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Large Purple Fringed Orchid

The Large Purple Fringed Orchid represents a distinctive wildflower species found in eastern North America's wetland hab...

Orchid Summer Purple Bog

8.9 Great

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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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Swamp Milkweed

Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) is a wetland perennial native to eastern North America and a critical nectar and la...

Pink Wetland Summer Monarch

8.7 Great

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Great Blue Lobelia

Great blue lobelia (*Lobelia siphilitica*) is a North American perennial wildflower whose scientific name reflects its h...

Blue Wetland Summer Tall

8.5 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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Purple Prairie Clover

Purple Prairie Clover is a native North American legume prominent in tallgrass prairies, highly valued for its ability t...

Summer Purple Spike Prairie

8.1 Great

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Common Buttonbush

Common Buttonbush is a North American wetland shrub noted for its distinctive, spherical white flower heads that attract...

Wetland Summer White Spherical

8.1 Great

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Yellow Pond Lily

Yellow Pond Lily, or Nuphar, is an aquatic perennial widespread across the Northern Hemisphere, distinguished by its flo...

Wetland Floating Yellow Summer

8.0 Great

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Swamp Candles

Swamp Candles, or Lysimachia terrestris, is a North American wetland plant distinguished by its erect spikes of bright y...

Wetland Yellow Summer Spike

8.0 Great

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Hoary Vervain

Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta) is a prairie perennial native to central North America, covered in dense silvery hairs t...

Summer Purple Spike Prairie

7.2 Good

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Blue Vervain

Blue vervain (*Verbena hastata*) is a tall, moisture-loving perennial native to North America that was widely used by in...

Blue Wetland Medicinal Summer

7.1 Good

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Water Smartweed

Water Smartweed (Persicaria amphibia) is an aquatic native perennial of the Northern Hemisphere, forming floating mats o...

Pink Wetland Summer Aquatic

5.5 Mediocre

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Pennsylvania Smartweed

Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica) is a native annual of moist North American habitats, bearing dense spik...

Pink Annual Wetland Summer

5.3 Mediocre

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Purple Loosestrife

Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) is a wetland plant native to Europe and Asia, classified as invasive across North...

Wetland Summer Purple Spike

2.5 Poor