swap_horiz Spotted Knapweed Alternatives

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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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Round-leaf Sundew

The round-leaf sundew is a fascinating wildflower found in northern bog habitats. This carnivorous plant uses specialize...

Pink Summer Carnivorous Bog

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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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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Dragon's Mouth Orchid

The Dragon’s Mouth Orchid is a unique wildflower species found in northern North American bogs. Its notable feature is t...

Pink Orchid Rare Summer

8.8 Great

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Grass Pink Orchid

The Grass Pink Orchid is a native eastern North American wetland plant notable for its inverted flowers that uniquely de...

Pink Orchid Summer Delicate

8.7 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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Common Milkweed

Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is a herbaceous perennial native to North America, essential to the survival of the...

Pink Summer Monarch Prairie

8.6 Great

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Ox-eye Sunflower

Ox-eye Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) is a long-blooming perennial native to central and eastern North America, wid...

Composite Yellow Summer Prairie

8.5 Great

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Fireweed Evening Primrose

Fireweed Evening Primrose is a native North American wildflower that readily colonizes disturbed open habitats, bearing...

Pink Annual Summer Roadsides

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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Sweet Black-eyed Susan

Sweet Black-eyed Susan is a tall prairie wildflower native to the central United States, distinguished by its pleasant v...

Meadow Annual Composite Yellow

8.3 Great

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Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) is a North American flowering plant in the sunflower family, distinguished by its bri...

Meadow Composite Yellow Summer

8.0 Great

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Nodding Wild Onion

Nodding Wild Onion (*Allium cernuum*) is a North American perennial plant distinguished by its unique, downward-pointing...

Meadow Pink Summer Edible

7.6 Good

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Goat's Beard

Goat's Beard (Tragopogon pratensis) is a European meadow plant introduced to North America whose large dandelion-like se...

Meadow European Composite Yellow

7.4 Good

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Orange Hawkweed

Orange Hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum) is a European native introduced to North America that is considered an invasive...

Meadow Composite Summer Orange

7.3 Good

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Wild Onion

Wild Onion is a bulbous perennial native to North America, easily identified by its distinctive strong scent and grass-l...

Meadow Pink Summer Bulb

7.2 Good

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Oxeye Daisy

The oxeye daisy (*Leucanthemum vulgare*) is a widespread perennial native to Europe that is often considered an aggressi...

Meadow European Composite Summer

5.8 Mediocre

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Common Fleabane

Common Fleabane (Erigeron annuus) is a native North American annual of disturbed habitats, producing daisy-like heads wi...

Meadow Composite Summer White Pink

5.8 Mediocre

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Canada Thistle

Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense), despite its common name, is native to Eurasia and is one of the most economically dama...

Composite Summer Purple Invasive

3.5 Poor