swap_horiz Primrose Alternatives

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Lily of the Valley

Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) is a herbaceous perennial native to the cool temperate woodlands of Europe and...

Spring Toxic Woodland Fragrant

8.6 Great

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Peony

Peonies are flowering plants in the genus Paeonia, encompassing roughly 30 species native to Asia, Europe, and Western N...

Spring Lush Fragrant Perennial

8.5 Great

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Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus, commonly known as the Persian buttercup, is a tuberous-rooted plant native to the eastern Mediterr...

Spring Bulb Colorful Layered

8.3 Great

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Bleeding Heart

The Bleeding Heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the poppy family, native to S...

Pink Spring Heart Shaped Perennial

8.0 Great

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Poppy

The term poppy commonly refers to *Papaver rhoeas*, an annual flowering plant in the Papaveraceae family, known for its...

Annual Spring Wildflower Colorful

7.8 Good

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Azalea

Azaleas are flowering shrubs classified within the *Rhododendron* genus, natively widely distributed across Asia, Europe...

Spring Colorful Woodland Shrub

7.8 Good

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Clematis

Clematis is a large genus comprising roughly 300 species of mostly woody, climbing vines within the buttercup family, Ra...

Climber Colorful Vine Perennial

7.8 Good

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Hyacinth

The hyacinth (*Hyacinthus orientalis*) is a fragrant, bulbous perennial native to the eastern Mediterranean region, incl...

Spring Bulb Colorful Fragrant

7.8 Good

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Shooting Star

Shooting Star (*Primula meadia*), also known as American cowslip, is a perennial wildflower native to North American pra...

Spring Native Pink White Perennial

7.8 Good

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Erythronium

Erythronium is a genus of bulbous woodland plants native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, commonly k...

Spring Bulb Woodland Swept Back

7.8 Good

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Daffodil

The daffodil (Narcissus) is a genus of bulbous perennial plants in the Amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, native to meado...

Spring Yellow Bulb Fragrant

7.5 Good

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Lupine

Lupines (Lupinus) are a genus of over 200 flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, native to the Americas and th...

Colorful Tall Spike Perennial

7.5 Good

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Anemone

Anemone is a genus of approximately 200 species of flowering plants in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, commonly kno...

Spring Colorful Woodland Perennial

7.5 Good

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Scilla

Scilla is a genus of bulbous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae, predominantly native to woodlands and meadows...

Blue Small Spring Bulb

7.5 Good

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Violet

Viola is a large genus in the violet family, Violaceae, containing hundreds of species distributed across temperate regi...

Small Spring Woodland Edible

7.3 Good

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Tulip

Tulips are bulb-forming perennial plants in the genus Tulipa, native to parts of Central Asia, the Middle East, and sout...

Spring Bulb Colorful Perennial

7.2 Good

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Rhododendron

Rhododendron is a large genus of woody flowering plants in the heath family, Ericaceae, including evergreen and deciduou...

Evergreen Spring Large Woodland

7.2 Good

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Virginia Bluebell

Virginia bluebell, Mertensia virginica, is a spring ephemeral perennial native to eastern North American woodlands, floo...

Blue Spring Woodland Native

7.2 Good

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False Indigo

False indigo usually refers to Baptisia, a genus of perennial legumes native to North America. Species form upright clum...

Blue Spring Native Perennial

7.0 Good

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Celandine

Celandine commonly refers to greater celandine, Chelidonium majus, a perennial herb in the poppy family, Papaveraceae. N...

Spring Yellow Medicinal Woodland

5.8 Mediocre