swap_horiz Tall Coneflower Alternatives

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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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Yellow Lady's Slipper

The Yellow Lady’s Slipper (*Cypripedium parviflorum*) is a rare wildflower native to eastern North America. This orchid...

Spring Orchid Rare Yellow

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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Showy Goldenrod

Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) is a herbaceous perennial wildflower native to eastern and central North American pr...

Fall Composite Yellow Striking

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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Prickly Pear Cactus

The eastern prickly pear (Opuntia humifusa) is a low-spreading cactus native to eastern North America, ranging from Mont...

Dry Yellow Summer Cactus

8.5 Great

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Wild Sunflower

Wild Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is the ancestor of all cultivated sunflowers, native to western North America, and wa...

Annual Composite Yellow Summer

8.4 Great

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Tall Larkspur

Tall Larkspur, scientifically known as Delphinium exaltatum, is a herbaceous perennial wildflower native to the eastern...

Blue Toxic Summer Woodland

8.4 Great

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Sweet Black-eyed Susan

Sweet black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia subtomentosa) is a robust perennial wildflower native to the tallgrass prairies and me...

Meadow Annual Composite Yellow

8.3 Great

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Prairie Coneflower

Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) is a native wildflower of North American prairies recognizable by its tall cyl...

Composite Yellow Summer Columnar

8.2 Great

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Brown-eyed Susan

Brown-eyed Susan (*Rudbeckia triloba*) is an upright, herbaceous plant belonging to the aster family, Asteraceae, native...

Composite Yellow Summer Tall

8.2 Great

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Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) is a familiar North American wildflower in the Asteraceae family, naturalized across...

Meadow Composite Yellow Summer

8.0 Great

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Cutleaf Coneflower

Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) is a tall perennial native to North American moist meadows, woodland edges, and...

Composite Yellow Summer Woodland Edge

7.9 Good

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Yellow Wild Indigo

Yellow wild indigo, Baptisia tinctoria, is a herbaceous perennial in the legume family native to dry woods, open fields,...

Yellow Summer Woodland Native

7.8 Good

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Zigzag Goldenrod

Zigzag Goldenrod (*Solidago flexicaulis*) is a herbaceous perennial native to the shaded woodlands of eastern North Amer...

Fall Composite Yellow Woodland

7.7 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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Tall Agrimony

Tall agrimony, Agrimonia gryposepala, is a perennial wildflower in the rose family native to much of North America. It b...

Yellow Summer Woodland Native

6.9 Fair

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Wild Lettuce

Wild lettuce (Lactuca canadensis) is a tall North American biennial in the daisy family, although plants may complete th...

Composite Yellow Summer Tall

5.8 Mediocre

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Common Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare, or common tansy, is an aromatic perennial herb in the aster family, Asteraceae, native to Europe and...

Composite Aromatic Yellow Medicinal

4.5 Poor

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Tansy Ragwort

Tansy ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris, formerly Senecio jacobaea) is a toxic flowering plant in the daisy family, native to E...

European Composite Toxic Yellow

3.2 Poor