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 pink wildflower thriving in wetlands across eastern North America. This native...

Pink Wetland Summer Monarch

8.7 Great

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Great Blue Lobelia

Great blue lobelia (*Lobelia siphilitica*) is an erect, herbaceous perennial wildflower native to moist woodlands and st...

Blue Wetland Summer Tall

8.5 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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Purple Prairie Clover

Purple prairie clover, Dalea purpurea, is a perennial legume native to prairies and open grasslands across central North...

Summer Purple Spike Prairie

8.1 Great

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Yellow Pond Lily

Yellow Pond Lily (Nuphar species) is an aquatic perennial herb common to ponds, lakes, and slow-moving streams across th...

Wetland Floating Yellow Summer

8.0 Great

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Swamp Candles

Swamp Candles (Lysimachia terrestris) is a herbaceous perennial in the Primulaceae family native to wetlands of eastern...

Wetland Yellow Summer Spike

8.0 Great

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Hoary Vervain

Hoary vervain (Verbena stricta) is an upright perennial native to prairies, dry meadows, roadsides, and open habitats in...

Summer Purple Spike Prairie

7.2 Good

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Blue Vervain

Blue vervain, Verbena hastata, is a tall perennial herb native to North America and commonly associated with wet meadows...

Blue Wetland Medicinal Summer

7.1 Good

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Water Smartweed

Water smartweed, Persicaria amphibia, is a perennial plant found across much of the Northern Hemisphere. It grows in sha...

Pink Wetland Summer Aquatic

5.5 Mediocre

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Pennsylvania Smartweed

Pennsylvania smartweed, or Persicaria pensylvanica, is an annual flowering plant native to moist habitats in North Ameri...

Pink Annual Wetland Summer

5.3 Mediocre

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Water Hyacinth

Water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, is a free-floating perennial aquatic plant native to tropical South America. It ha...

Summer Purple Aquatic Invasive

5.0 Mediocre

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Purple Loosestrife

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) is a wetland flowering plant in the family Lythraceae, growing up to about two me...

Wetland Summer Purple Spike

2.5 Poor