Top native anises

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

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2 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 2 Dappled shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 2 Moist 2 Wet 1

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 2 Clay 1 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Wet soil 2 Diseases 1 Heavy shade 1 Insect pests 1

Form

Habit

Open 2 Dense 1 Erect 1 Mounding 1 Multi stemmed 1 Oval 1 Pyramidal 1 Rounded 1

Plant type

Poisonous 2 Shrub 2 Tree 2 Perennial 1