swap_horiz Scilla Alternatives

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Tecophilaea

Tecophilaea is a unique flowering plant native to Chile’s Andean highlands. The species, *Tecophilaea cyanocrocus*, prod...

Blue Spring Rare Bulb

9.2 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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Galanthus

Bulbous plants known as snowdrops, native to Europe and western Asia; Galanthus nivalis is the source of galantamine, an...

White Bulb Woodland Delicate

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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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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Azalea

Azaleas (subgenus Rhododendron) are native to Asia, Europe, and North America, and hold particular cultural importance i...

Spring Colorful Woodland Shrub

7.8 Good

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Hyacinth

Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) is a bulbous perennial native to the eastern Mediterranean, central to Dutch floricultu...

Spring Bulb Colorful Fragrant

7.8 Good

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Chionodoxa

Small bulbous plants native to mountain meadows of Crete, Turkey, and Cyprus; called glory-of-the-snow because they bloo...

Small Bulb Blue White Early Spring

7.8 Good

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Erythronium

Bulbous woodland plants of the Northern Hemisphere known as trout lilies; about 30 species occur across North America an...

Spring Bulb Woodland Swept Back

7.8 Good

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Daffodil

The daffodil (Narcissus) is native to the meadows and woods of southern Europe and North Africa, and is the national flo...

Spring Yellow Bulb Fragrant

7.5 Good

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Freesia

Freesia is a genus of South African cormous plants in the iris family, named after German physician Friedrich Heinrich T...

Spring South African Bulb Fragrant

7.5 Good

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Anemone

Anemone is a genus of roughly 200 species in the buttercup family found across temperate zones worldwide, with several s...

Spring Colorful Woodland Perennial

7.5 Good

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Easter Lily

Easter Lily (Lilium longiflorum) is a white trumpet lily native to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, commercially grown prima...

Spring Religious White Bulb

7.5 Good

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Forget-me-not

Forget-me-not (Myosotis) is a small blue-flowered genus of about 50 species native to Europe and New Zealand, serving as...

Blue Small Spring Biennial

7.3 Good

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Violet

Violet (Viola) is a genus of about 500–600 species found worldwide, with Viola odorata historically harvested for perfum...

Small Spring Woodland Edible

7.3 Good

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Camassia

North American bulbous plants whose starchy bulbs were a staple food for many Native American peoples; a dispute over ca...

Blue Spring Bulb Native

7.3 Good

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Virginia Bluebell

The Virginia Bluebell is a spring ephemeral wildflower native to North American woodlands, celebrated for its bell-shape...

Blue Spring Woodland Native

7.2 Good

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Grape Hyacinth

Grape Hyacinth, comprising the Muscari genus, is a bulbous perennial native to Eurasia, easily identified by its distinc...

Small Spring Bulb Fragrant

7.0 Good

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Ipheion

Small South American bulbous plants; Ipheion uniflorum, the spring starflower, bears pale-blue star-shaped blooms with a...

Small Spring Bulb Star Shaped

6.5 Fair

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Winter Aconite

Winter Aconite, scientifically Eranthis hyemalis, is a late-winter blooming tuberous plant native to Europe, notable for...

Small Yellow Bulb Woodland

6.2 Fair