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Top native true and false solomon's seals

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

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7 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 5 Dappled shade 2 Full shade 6

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 3 Well drained 3 Moist 6 Wet 1

Water use

Medium 1

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 3 Loam 2 Clay 2 Organic 4

Soil pH

Acid 4 Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Resists

Erosion 1 Heat 1 Heavy shade 1

Form

Habit

Arching 2 Clumping 2 Erect 2 Creeping 1 Mounding 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Wildflower 7 Herbaceous perennial 3 Perennial 3 Ground cover 2 Poisonous 1
  • Canada Mayflower Maianthemum canadense caterpillars 1 food 8 flowers 22
  • Solomon's Plume Maianthemum racemosum caterpillars 1 food 7 flowers 40 shelter 2
  • Smooth Solomon's Seal Polygonatum biflorum caterpillars 1 food 1 flowers 30
  • Hairy Solomon's-seal Polygonatum pubescens caterpillars 1 food 1 flowers 8
  • Three-leaved False Solomon’s Seal Maianthemum trifolium food 10 flowers 6
  • Star-flowered Lily-of-the-valley Maianthemum stellatum food 8 flowers 29
  • Western Lily of the Valley Maianthemum dilatatum food 3 flowers 1 shelter 1

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