Top native zinnias

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

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4 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 2 Part shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 3 Well drained 2

Water use

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 3 Clay 2

Soil pH

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Dry soil 3 Heat 2 Diseases 1 Erosion 1 Rabbits 1 Wind 1

Form

Habit

Mounding 3 Rounded 3 Clumping 2 Dense 1 Multi stemmed 1

Plant type

Perennial 2 Wildflower 2 Ground cover 1 Herbaceous perennial 1