Top native ilex sect. prinoides

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

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4 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 2 Part shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 2 Moist 2

Water use

Soil

Sand 2 Loam 2 Clay 2

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Fire 1 Pollution 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Ascending 1 Erect 1 Horizontal 1 Multi stemmed 1 Rounded 1 Spreading 1 Vase 1

Plant type

Perennial 4 Shrub 4 Tree 4