Top native cranberries

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

Full sun 1 Part shade 2 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 1 Wet 2

Soil

Loam 1 Organic 1

Soil pH

Toughness

Resists

Compaction 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Horizontal 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Perennial 2 Shrub 2 Edible 1 Ground cover 1

Large Cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon keystone caterpillars 160 bees 10 food 42 flowers 101 shelter 1
Bog Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos keystone caterpillars 153 bees 9 hosts 1 food 44 flowers 54 shelter 1