Top native plants

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

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29 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 167 Part shade 135 Dappled shade 29 Full shade 21

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 12 Well drained 22 Moist 23 Wet 4

Water use

Low 5 Medium 11 High 2

Soil

Rocky 6 Sand 21 Loam 19 Clay 16 Organic 15

Soil pH

Acid 20 Neutral 20 Alkaline 10

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Form

Habit

Erect 12 Clumping 11 Spreading 9 Climbing 5 Dense 5 Arching 4 Creeping 4 Horizontal 3 Rounded 3 Mounding 2 Multi stemmed 2 Prostrate 2 Ascending 1 Cascading 1 Multi trunked 1 Pyramidal 1

Plant type

Herbaceous perennial 15 Ground cover 9 Wildflower 8 Perennial 7 Shrub 6 Ornamental grasses and sedges 5 Poisonous 4 Vine 4 Houseplant 2 Tree 2 Edible 1 Epiphyte 1 Fern 1 Turfgrass 1 Weed 1