swap_horiz Xeranthemum Alternatives

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Wisteria

Wisteria is a flowering vine recognized for its spectacular displays of cascading purple blooms. Native to East Asia and...

Spring Fragrant Purple Cascading

9.1 Excellent

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Sturt's Desert Pea

An Australian wildflower (Swainsona formosa) with vivid red flowers and a glossy black boss, native to arid inland regio...

Iconic Desert Australian Annual

8.5 Great

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Saffron Crocus

Crocus sativus is the source of saffron, the world's most expensive spice by weight; a sterile triploid known only in cu...

Bulb Edible Purple Autumn

8.3 Great

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Lavender

Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is a Mediterranean shrub cultivated for over 2,500 years, prized for its aromatic esse...

Mediterranean Herb Fragrant Purple

8.1 Great

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Poppy

The red poppy (Papaver rhoeas) became an enduring symbol of World War I remembrance after Lt. Col. John McCrae's 1915 po...

Annual Spring Wildflower Colorful

7.8 Good

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Sweet Pea

Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus) is a climbing annual native to Sicily, first described scientifically in 1695 and prized f...

Annual Spring Fragrant Vine

7.8 Good

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Lisianthus

Lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum) is a prairie wildflower native to the southern United States and Mexico, selectively b...

Elegant Annual Cut Flower Ruffled

7.8 Good

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Moonflower

Moonflower, a night-blooming species of morning glory, is native to the Americas and notable for its large, white blosso...

Annual White Fragrant Vine

7.8 Good

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Allium

Allium is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants encompassing essential crops like garlic and onions, as well as o...

Spring Bulb Ornamental Purple

7.5 Good

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Bluebonnet

The bluebonnet is a species of flowering plant native to Texas, notably designated as the official state flower of Texas...

Blue Annual Spring Wildflower

7.5 Good

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Naked Man Orchid

A Mediterranean orchid (Orchis italica) whose clusters of small pink flowers have hanging petal lobes shaped like a tiny...

Mediterranean Humanoid Spring Orchid

7.5 Good

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Cornflower

Centaurea cyanus is an annual European flowering plant notable for its vibrant blue petals and its historical status as...

Meadow Blue Annual Wildflower

7.3 Good

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Coneflower

Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a North American prairie wildflower widely used in herbal medicine and among the top-...

Medicinal Native Purple Pollinator

7.2 Good

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Love-in-a-Mist

Love-in-a-Mist, or Nigella damascena, is an annual garden flower native to southern Europe, notable for its intricate bl...

Blue Annual Cottage Feathery Bract

7.2 Good

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Larkspur

Larkspur, belonging to the Delphinium genus, is a tall flowering plant known for its spurred blooms and high toxicity, h...

Annual Tall Cut Flower Cottage

7.0 Good

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Cosmos

Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) is native to Mexico and was introduced to Europe by Spanish botanists in the late 18th centur...

Annual Wildflower Summer Pink White

6.9 Fair

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Heliotrope

Heliotropium is a genus of flowering plants named for the ancient Greek words for sun and turning, noted for fragrant bl...

Annual Victorian Fragrant Purple

6.8 Fair

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Cupid's Dart

Cupid's Dart is a flowering plant native to southwestern Europe, historically notable for its blue, paper-like petals th...

Blue Mediterranean Perennial Cottage

6.0 Fair

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Teasel

Teasel is a tall biennial plant native to Eurasia and North Africa, historically notable for its spiny flower heads that...

Structural Wildflower Purple Biennial

5.8 Mediocre

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Statice

Statice (Limonium sinuatum), also called sea lavender, is a Mediterranean coastal plant whose papery calyx retains its p...

Coastal Annual Purple Papery

5.5 Mediocre