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Top native Limniris

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

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17 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 4 Part shade 7 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 2 Moist 4 Wet 4

Water use

Medium 1 High 1

Soil

Sand 2 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 3

Toughness

Deer resistant

Yes 2

Resists

Wet soil 3 Diseases 1

Form

Habit

Arching 1 Clumping 1 Erect 1

Plant type

Perennial 15 Wildflower 15 Poisonous 3 Bulb 2 Herbaceous perennial 1 Water plant 1
  • Douglas Iris Iris douglasiana food 5 flowers 22
  • Northern Blue Flag Iris versicolor food 3 flowers 62
  • Bowltube Iris Iris macrosiphon food 2 flowers 16
  • Oregon Iris Iris tenax food 1 flowers 27
  • Rainbow Iris Iris hartwegii food 1 flowers 19
  • Longtube Iris Iris tenuissima food 1 flowers 17
  • Del Norte County Iris Iris innominata food 1 flowers 17
  • Yellowleaf Iris Iris chrysophylla food 1 flowers 16
  • Fernald's Iris Iris fernaldii food 1 flowers 15
  • Purdy's Iris Iris purdyi food 1 flowers 15
  • Siskiyou Iris Iris bracteata food 1 flowers 14
  • Beach-head Iris Iris setosa food 1 flowers 8
  • Southern Blue Flag Iris virginica flowers 39
  • Slender Blue Flag Iris prismatica flowers 33
  • Beach-head Iris Iris hookeri flowers 24
  • Savanna Iris Iris tridentata flowers 22
  • Munz's Iris Iris munzii

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