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Top native heathers

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

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5 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 2 Part shade 5 Dappled shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 3 Well drained 5 Moist 3

Water use

Low 3 Medium 1

Soil

Rocky 5 Sand 37 Loam 37 Clay 15 Organic 25

Soil pH

Acid 5 Neutral 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 3

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Dry soil 3 Compaction 1 Heat 1 Salt 1

Form

Habit

Dense 3 Multi stemmed 3 Spreading 3 Creeping 1 Erect 1 Horizontal 1 Open 1 Prostrate 1 Rounded 1

Plant type

Shrub 4 Perennial 3 Ground cover 2 Poisonous 1 Tree 1
  • Sparkleberry Vaccinium arboreum caterpillars 91 bees 6 hosts 3 food 49 flowers 59 shelter 1
  • Black Huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata caterpillars 30 bees 1 food 14 flowers 36
  • Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi caterpillars 23 bees 4 food 23 flowers 94
  • Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia caterpillars 18 bees 3 food 4 flowers 39
  • Trailing Arbutus Epigaea repens caterpillars 2 hosts 1 food 1 flowers 11

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