swap_horiz Amaranth Alternatives

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Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea is a genus of thorny, woody vines belonging to the four-o'clock family, Nyctaginaceae. Native to the tropi...

Tropical Colorful Vine Drought Tolerant

8.2 Great

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Heliconia

Heliconia is a genus of over a hundred species of tropical flowering plants native primarily to the Americas and the Pac...

Exotic Tropical Rainforest Colorful

8.0 Great

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Poppy

The term poppy commonly refers to *Papaver rhoeas*, an annual flowering plant in the Papaveraceae family, known for its...

Annual Spring Wildflower Colorful

7.8 Good

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Hibiscus

Hibiscus is a large genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae, comprising hundreds of species native to...

Tropical Summer Colorful Shrub

7.8 Good

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Cornflower

Centaurea cyanus, the cornflower or bachelor's button, is an annual flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae, nat...

Meadow Blue Annual Wildflower

7.3 Good

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Canna Lily

Canna, commonly called canna lily, is the only genus in the family Cannaceae. These rhizomatous perennial plants are nat...

Large Tropical Summer Bulb

7.0 Good

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Snapdragon

Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) is a flowering plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae, native to the Mediterranean...

Annual Colorful Tall Cut Flower

6.8 Fair

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Nasturtium

Nasturtium refers mainly to plants in the genus Tropaeolum, a group of annual and perennial species native to South and...

Annual Peppery Edible Trailing

6.8 Fair

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Marigold

Marigold commonly refers to annual flowering plants in the genus Tagetes, which is native to the Americas. The plants ha...

Annual Summer Orange Edible

6.5 Fair

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Calendula

Calendula usually refers to Calendula officinalis, commonly called pot marigold, an annual or short-lived herbaceous pla...

Annual Medicinal Orange Edible

6.5 Fair

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Celosia

Celosia is a small genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae, native to tropical regions, includin...

Annual Tropical Long Lasting Colorful

6.5 Fair

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Flowering Tobacco

Flowering tobacco refers to ornamental species and cultivars in the genus Nicotiana, which is native mainly to the Ameri...

Annual Colorful Fragrant Tubular

6.5 Fair

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Verbena

Verbena is a genus of flowering plants that includes annuals, herbaceous perennials, and some low-growing or trailing fo...

Annual Colorful Trailing Drought Tolerant

6.5 Fair

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Viola

Viola is a large genus of flowering plants that includes violets, pansies, and related garden forms. Species vary from a...

Small Annual Colorful Edible

6.5 Fair

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Zinnia

Zinnia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, native mainly to the Americas, with Mexico being an important...

Annual Summer Colorful Drought Tolerant

6.3 Fair

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Pansy

The pansy is a cultivated form of Viola tricolor, commonly referred to as Viola tricolor var. hortensis. It is a compact...

Small Annual Colorful Edible

6.2 Fair

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Borage

Borage is Borago officinalis, an annual herb native to the Mediterranean region. It has coarse, hairy leaves and stems,...

Blue Herb Annual Edible

6.2 Fair

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Wishbone Flower

Wishbone flower is the common name for Torenia fournieri, a low-growing annual or short-lived perennial in the family Li...

Small Annual Tropical Shade

6.0 Fair

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Cockscomb

Cockscomb is the common name for ornamental forms of Celosia cristata, an annual flowering plant in the amaranth family....

Annual Tropical Long Lasting Vivid

6.0 Fair

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Linaria

Linaria vulgaris, commonly called common toadflax, is a perennial flowering plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae...

Annual Spring Colorful Snapdragon Like

5.8 Mediocre