Top native heathers

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

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9 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 8 Dappled shade 4 Full shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 6 Moist 7 Wet 3

Water use

Low 1 Medium 4 High 2

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 6 Loam 6 Clay 2 Organic 7

Soil pH

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Wet soil 3 Compaction 2 Erosion 2 Heavy shade 2 Rabbits 2 Dry soil 1 Heat 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

Perennial 9 Shrub 9 Poisonous 8 Tree 1