Buying Guides · 30 species

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Independent, hand-ranked buying guides for the 30 most-searched flowers and houseplants. Each guide compares the five best online nurseries by price, shipping, plant health on arrival, and reader rating.

English Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

Perennial Herb · Mid-Summer

10,570 monthly searches

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Garden Rose

Rosa × damascena

Shrub · Summer

9,940 monthly searches

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Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Perennial · Mid-Summer

9,410 monthly searches

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Spider Plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Houseplant · Year-round

7,090 monthly searches

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Snake Plant

Dracaena trifasciata

Houseplant · Year-round

6,880 monthly searches

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Oriental Lily

Lilium orientalis

Bulb · Mid to Late Summer

4,710 monthly searches

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Peony

Paeonia lactiflora

Perennial · Late Spring

3,850 monthly searches

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Rosemary

Salvia rosmarinus

Perennial Herb · Spring (flowers, year-round herb)

3,690 monthly searches

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Common Jasmine

Jasminum officinale

Climber · Summer to Autumn

3,430 monthly searches

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Monstera Deliciosa

Monstera deliciosa

Houseplant · Year-round (foliage)

3,200 monthly searches

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Saucer Magnolia

Magnolia × soulangeana

Tree · Early Spring

3,070 monthly searches

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Venus Fly Trap

Dionaea muscipula

Carnivorous · Spring to Summer

2,730 monthly searches

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Double Tulip 'Adore'

Tulipa gesneriana

Bulb · Early Spring

2,400 monthly searches

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Café au Lait Dahlia

Dahlia pinnata

Tuber · Late Summer to Frost

2,200 monthly searches

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Phalaenopsis Orchid

Phalaenopsis spp.

Houseplant · Year-round

2,030 monthly searches

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Plumeria (Frangipani)

Plumeria rubra

Tropical Tree · Summer

1,870 monthly searches

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Sacred Lotus

Nelumbo nucifera

Aquatic · Summer

1,820 monthly searches

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Golden Pothos

Epipremnum aureum

Houseplant · Year-round

1,790 monthly searches

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Bird of Paradise

Strelitzia reginae

Tropical · Year-round

1,760 monthly searches

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Japanese Camellia

Camellia japonica

Evergreen Shrub · Winter to Early Spring

1,690 monthly searches

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Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Shrub · Summer

1,600 monthly searches

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Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Annual · Summer

1,550 monthly searches

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Wax Plant Hoya

Hoya carnosa

Vining Houseplant · Summer

1,490 monthly searches

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French Marigold

Tagetes patula

Annual · Summer to Frost

1,310 monthly searches

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Butterscotch Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus

Corm · Spring

1,300 monthly searches

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Bearded Iris

Iris germanica

Rhizome · Late Spring

1,280 monthly searches

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Gardenia

Gardenia jasminoides

Evergreen Shrub · Summer

1,200 monthly searches

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Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla

Shrub · Summer to Autumn

1,100 monthly searches

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Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Climbing Annual · Late Spring to Mid-Summer

1,050 monthly searches

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De Caen Anemone

Anemone coronaria

Corm · Spring

980 monthly searches

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