Top native heathers

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 1 Part shade 7 Dappled shade 4 Full shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 5 Moist 6 Wet 3

Water use

Medium 2 High 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 5 Loam 7 Clay 2 Organic 6

Soil pH

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Compaction 2 Erosion 2 Heavy shade 2 Wet soil 2 Dry soil 1 Humidity 1 Poor 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

Shrub 7 Perennial 6 Poisonous 4 Ground cover 3 Edible 2