Top native eastern american blue violets

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

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24 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 3 Part shade 4 Dappled shade 2 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 5 Wet 1

Water use

Medium 2 High 1

Soil

Sand 2 Loam 2 Clay 2 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 2 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Black walnut 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 1 Horizontal 1 Prostrate 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Wildflower 16 Perennial 14 Annual 4 Ground cover 2 Herbaceous perennial 2 Edible 1