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Top native plants

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 27 Part shade 34 Dappled shade 3 Full shade 4

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 4 Moist 4 Wet 1

Water use

Low 1 Medium 3

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 3 Loam 3 Clay 3 Organic 2

Soil pH

Acid 3 Neutral 2 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Black walnut 1 Heavy shade 1 Pollution 1 Poor soil 1 Wet soil 1 Wind 1

Form

Habit

Erect 84 Clumping 51 Spreading 49 Arching 31 Creeping 28 Rounded 21 Dense 17 Ascending 12 Mounding 12 Horizontal 11 Multi stemmed 10 Pyramidal 9 Oval 7 Prostrate 7 Irregular 6 Climbing 5 Open 4 Broad 3 Cascading 3 Multi trunked 3 Vase 3 Conical 2 Columnar 1 Weeping 1

Plant type

Tree 3 Perennial 2 Edible 1 Ground cover 1 Herbaceous perennial 1 Shrub 1 Wildflower 1
  • Western Hemlock Tsuga heterophylla caterpillars 94 food 6 flowers 2 shelter 2
  • Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis caterpillars 71 hosts 7 food 21 flowers 4 shelter 1
  • Common Hackberry Celtis occidentalis caterpillars 37 hosts 31 food 34 flowers 62 shelter 2
  • Large-leaved Aster Eurybia macrophylla caterpillars 4 bees 7 hosts 3 food 1 flowers 53

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