swap_horiz Wild Violet Alternatives

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Pink Lady's Slipper

The Pink Lady’s Slipper (*Cypripedium acaule*) is a distinctive wildflower found in moist, acidic woodland environments...

Pink Spring Orchid Woodland

9.4 Excellent

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Virginia Bluebells

Virginia bluebells are woodland wildflowers belonging to the *Mertensia virginica* species. These plants produce strikin...

Blue Spring Ephemeral Woodland

9.2 Excellent

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Mountain Laurel

Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) is a distinctive evergreen shrub found throughout the northeastern United States. It’...

Evergreen Spring Woodland Northeast

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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Wild Bleeding Heart

Wild Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia) is a native perennial of the Appalachian Mountains prized for its deeply cut folia...

Pink Appalachian Spring Woodland

8.8 Great

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Pasque Flower

Pasque flower (*Pulsatilla patens*) is an early-blooming spring wildflower recognized as the official state flower of So...

Spring Early Silky Purple

8.7 Great

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Fire Pink

Fire pink (*Silene virginica*) is a bright-red wildflower native to eastern North American woodlands that relies primari...

Spring Red Woodland Hummingbird

8.7 Great

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Wild Azalea

Wild Azalea (Rhododendron canescens), also called Piedmont azalea, is a fragrant deciduous shrub native to the southeast...

Pink Appalachian Spring Woodland

8.7 Great

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Trailing Arbutus

Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) is one of the earliest spring wildflowers of eastern North America and is the official...

Pink Spring Woodland Fragrant

8.6 Great

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Showy Orchis

Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) is a native spring orchid of rich eastern North American deciduous forests, producin...

Spring Orchid Woodland Early

8.6 Great

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Squirrel Corn

Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis) is a spring ephemeral wildflower of eastern North American forests whose white heart...

Spring Ephemeral White Woodland

8.5 Great

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Wild Hyacinth

Wild Hyacinth is a bulbous spring wildflower native to North American woodlands, noted for its tall spikes of pale blue...

Blue Spring Bulb Woodland

8.5 Great

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Blue Phlox

Blue phlox (*Phlox divaricata*) is a semi-evergreen perennial native to the forests of eastern North America that is wid...

Blue Spring Woodland Fragrant

8.4 Great

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Solomon's Seal

Solomon's Seal is a shade-loving perennial found across the Northern Hemisphere, named for the circular scars on its rhi...

Spring White Woodland Arching

8.4 Great

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Bird's Foot Violet

Bird's Foot Violet (*Viola pedata*) is a North American wildflower distinguished by its deeply divided, palmate leaves t...

Spring Purple Sandy Soil Large Flower

8.4 Great

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Wild Leek

Wild Leek (Allium tricoccum), commonly called ramps, is a spring ephemeral native to eastern North American forests and...

Spring Aromatic White Woodland

7.9 Good

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Common Blue Violet

The Common Blue Violet (*Viola sororia*) is a widespread North American wildflower notable for serving as the official s...

Blue Spring Woodland Edible

7.5 Good

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Spring Beauty

Spring beauty (Claytonia virginica) is a small, edible flowering plant native to eastern North America, notable for its...

Pink Spring Ephemeral Woodland

7.2 Good

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Common Chickweed

Common Chickweed (Stellaria media) is a European annual naturalized on every continent, ranked among the world's most wi...

Annual Spring White Edible

4.5 Poor

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Wild Garlic Mustard

Wild Garlic Mustard (*Alliaria petiolata*) is a highly invasive European biennial in North American forests, distinguish...

Spring White Woodland Edible

3.0 Poor