Top native dwarf dogwoods

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

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3 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 2 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 2

Water use

Soil

Soil pH

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Form

Habit

Creeping 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Perennial 3 Shrub 3 Ground cover 2

Canadian Bunchberry Cornus canadensis keystone caterpillars 54 bees 3 hosts 6 food 47 flowers 122
Western Bunchberry Cornus unalaschkensis keystone caterpillars 18 hosts 4 food 22 flowers 26
Swedish Cornel Cornus suecica caterpillars 4 hosts 1 food 8 flowers 11