swap_horiz Portulaca Alternatives

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Sturt's Desert Pea

An Australian wildflower (Swainsona formosa) with vivid red flowers and a glossy black boss, native to arid inland regio...

Iconic Desert Australian Annual

8.5 Great

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Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus, the Persian buttercup, is a tuberous perennial native to the eastern Mediterranean and southwester...

Spring Bulb Colorful Layered

8.3 Great

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Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea, native to South America, was first described by European science during Louis Antoine de Bougainville's 1...

Tropical Colorful Vine Drought Tolerant

8.2 Great

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Heliconia

Heliconia is a genus of about 194 tropical flowering plants native to the Americas and Pacific islands, closely related...

Exotic Tropical Rainforest Colorful

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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Poppy

The red poppy (Papaver rhoeas) became an enduring symbol of World War I remembrance after Lt. Col. John McCrae's 1915 po...

Annual Spring Wildflower Colorful

7.8 Good

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Snapdragon

Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus) are native to rocky areas of Europe and North America, named for the flower's mouth-like...

Annual Colorful Tall Cut Flower

6.8 Fair

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Celosia

Celosia is a small genus of edible ornamental plants native to Africa, distinguished by their vividly colored, flame-lik...

Annual Tropical Long Lasting Colorful

6.5 Fair

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Gazania

Gazania is a genus of flowering plants native to Southern Africa, distinguished by their large, brightly colored composi...

South African Colorful Drought Tolerant Perennial

6.5 Fair

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Flowering Tobacco

Flowering Tobacco, from the Nicotiana genus, is an ornamental plant native to the Americas that emits a strong, sweet fr...

Annual Colorful Fragrant Tubular

6.5 Fair

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Verbena

Verbena is a large genus of annual and perennial plants native to the Americas and Asia, widely cultivated for their lon...

Annual Colorful Trailing Drought Tolerant

6.5 Fair

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Viola

Viola is a vast genus of small flowering plants that includes pansies and violets, native to the Northern Hemisphere and...

Small Annual Colorful Edible

6.5 Fair

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Sedum

Sedum is a large genus of fleshy, succulent plants known as stonecrops, globally recognized for their extreme drought to...

Pink Autumn Drought Tolerant Pollinator

6.5 Fair

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Zinnia

Zinnias are native to Mexico and were cultivated by the Aztecs; NASA grew them aboard the International Space Station in...

Annual Summer Colorful Drought Tolerant

6.3 Fair

15

Amaranth

Amaranth is a broad genus of plants cultivated for millennia by indigenous peoples of the Americas, historically valued...

Annual Plume Tropical Colorful

6.3 Fair

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Pansy

The pansy (Viola tricolor var. hortensis) was developed as a cultivated flower in early 19th-century England through sel...

Small Annual Colorful Edible

6.2 Fair

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Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera is a succulent plant species native to the Arabian Peninsula, globally cultivated for its thick, fleshy leaves...

Medicinal Orange Tubular Drought Tolerant

6.0 Fair

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Petunia

Petunias are native to South America and were first described scientifically in the early 19th century; the modern garde...

Annual Summer Colorful Fragrant

5.8 Mediocre

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Linaria

Linaria vulgaris, common toadflax, is a Eurasian wildflower with snapdragon-like yellow blooms that was used in 18th-cen...

Annual Spring Colorful Snapdragon Like

5.8 Mediocre

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Impatiens

Impatiens (Impatiens walleriana), native to East Africa, became one of the best-selling bedding plants in North America...

Bedding Annual Colorful Prolific

5.2 Mediocre