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Top native heathers

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

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2 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 2 Dappled shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 2 Moist 1

Water use

Low 1 Medium 1

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 2 Organic 2

Soil pH

Acid 2

Toughness

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Dry soil 1 Fire 1 Rabbits 1 Salt 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 2 Poisonous 1 Shrub 1 Tree 1
  • Mountain Azalea Rhododendron canescens caterpillars 24 bees 1 food 4 flowers 53
  • Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum caterpillars 11 hosts 1 flowers 10

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