Top native Osmundales

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 Dappled shade 3 Full shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 2 Moist 3 Wet 2

Water use

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1

Soil pH

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Heavy shade 3 Wet soil 2 Rabbits 1

Form

Habit

Arching 2 Clumping 2 Erect 1 Mounding 1 Spreading 1 Vase 1

Plant type

Fern 3 Herbaceous perennial 2 Ground cover 1