Top native heathers

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 3 Dappled shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 3 Moist 2 Wet 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 2 Loam 3 Organic 2

Soil pH

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Resists

Compaction 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Erect 31 Spreading 21 Rounded 16 Dense 13 Multi stemmed 13 Arching 5 Open 5 Creeping 4 Prostrate 4 Horizontal 3 Mounding 3 Clumping 2 Irregular 2 Oval 2 Columnar 1 Multi trunked 1 Pyramidal 1 Vase 1

Plant type

Ground cover 3 Edible 2 Shrub 2 Perennial 1