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Top native plants

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 13 Part shade 10 Dappled shade 2 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 2 Wet 1

Water use

Low 1 Medium 1

Soil

Organic 2

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 2

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Black walnut 1 Fire 1 Heavy shade 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Erect 116 Clumping 59 Spreading 58 Creeping 33 Arching 31 Dense 31 Multi stemmed 24 Climbing 20 Rounded 19 Ascending 13 Mounding 13 Horizontal 10 Prostrate 8 Pyramidal 8 Multi trunked 7 Open 7 Oval 6 Cascading 5 Irregular 4 Vase 4 Columnar 2 Conical 2 Broad 1 Weeping 1

Plant type

Perennial 1 Poisonous 1 Shrub 1 Tree 1