swap_horiz Watsonia 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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Stargazer Lily

Stargazer Lily (Lilium 'Stargazer') is a hybrid Oriental lily developed by American breeder Leslie Woodriff in 1974, not...

Pink Bulb Fragrant Cut Flower

8.7 Great

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Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is a South African perennial named for its resemblance to a tropical bird in fligh...

Exotic Structural Tropical South African

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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Protea

Protea is a genus of about 100 flowering plants native to the Southern Hemisphere, with Protea cynaroides designated the...

Exotic Large South African Long Lasting

8.4 Great

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Calla Lily

Calla Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) is a rhizomatous plant native to southern Africa, widely used in funeral and weddin...

Elegant White Bulb Wedding

8.4 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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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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Tiger Lily

Tiger Lily (Lilium lancifolium) is a bulbous perennial native to East Asia, identifiable by its distinctive orange petal...

Summer Asian Bulb Tall

7.5 Good

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Agapanthus

Agapanthus is the sole genus in the Amaryllidaceae subfamily Agapanthoideae, native to South Africa and notable for its...

Blue South African Summer Perennial

7.5 Good

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Nerine

South African bulbous plants in family Amaryllidaceae; Nerine bowdenii, the hardiest species, is named after Bowden in D...

Pink South African Bulb Autumn

7.5 Good

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Crocosmia

South African cormous plants in family Iridaceae; the popular garden hybrid Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora was raised in Fra...

Summer Orange Bulb Hummingbird

7.2 Good

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Gladiolus

Gladiolus is a genus of perennial cormous flowering plants native primarily to South Africa, cultivated globally for the...

Summer Bulb Tall Spike

7.0 Good

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Christmas Bell

An eastern Australian wildflower (Blandfordia grandiflora) of coastal heaths, bearing bell-shaped red-and-yellow flowers...

Australian Summer Bulb Yellow Red

7.0 Good

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Canna Lily

The only genus in family Cannaceae, native to tropical America, with rhizomes cultivated as a starch crop for over 4,000...

Large Tropical Summer Bulb

7.0 Good

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Montbretia

Name formerly applied to plants now reclassified as Crocosmia, honoring French botanist Antoine Coquebert de Montbret (1...

Spreading Summer Orange Bulb

6.8 Fair

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Sparaxis

South African cormous plants known as harlequin flowers for their boldly patterned blooms; about 15 species are native t...

Spring South African Bulb Colorful

6.8 Fair

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African Daisy

African Daisy is a genus of flowering plants native to South Africa, widely cultivated globally for its vibrant, daisy-l...

Annual South African Summer White Orange

6.5 Fair

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Ixia

South African cormous plants known as African corn lilies; about 67 species are native to the Cape Floristic Region, one...

Spring South African Bulb Colorful

6.5 Fair

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Tritonia

South African cormous plants in family Iridaceae with about 28 species; Tritonia crocata, bearing orange or pink flowers...

Graceful South African Summer Bulb

5.8 Mediocre