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Top native honeysuckle

8 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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8 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 4 Part shade 4 Full shade 5

Soil and water

Moisture

Moist 5 Wet 2

Water use

High 2

Soil pH

Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Form

Plant type

Perennial 8 Shrub 8 Vine 1
  • Twinberry Honeysuckle Lonicera involucrata caterpillars 24 hosts 2 food 15 flowers 50
  • American Fly-honeysuckle Lonicera canadensis caterpillars 22 hosts 3 food 14 flowers 34
  • Swamp Fly Honeysuckle Lonicera oblongifolia caterpillars 20 hosts 3 food 11 flowers 34
  • Mountain Fly-honeysuckle Lonicera villosa caterpillars 20 hosts 2 food 10 flowers 29
  • Grape Honeysuckle Lonicera reticulata caterpillars 19 hosts 3 food 12 flowers 59
  • Sweetberry Honeysuckle Lonicera caerulea caterpillars 19 hosts 1 food 16 flowers 53
  • Utah Honeysuckle Lonicera utahensis caterpillars 18 food 11 flowers 29
  • Purpleflower Honeysuckle Lonicera conjugialis caterpillars 15 food 8 flowers 19

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