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

Part shade 3 Dappled shade 2 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 2 Moist 3

Water use

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1 Organic 2

Soil pH

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Erosion 1 Heavy shade 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

Perennial 3 Poisonous 3 Shrub 3