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Top native plants

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

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3 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 3 Part shade 2 Dappled shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 1 Moist 2 Wet 1

Water use

Medium 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 3 Loam 3 Clay 3 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 3 Neutral 2 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Heat 2 Humidity 2 Poor soil 2 Compaction 1 Dry soil 1 Foot traffic 1 Salt 1

Form

Habit

Creeping 2 Erect 2 Spreading 2 Arching 1 Dense 1 Horizontal 1

Plant type

Perennial 9,613 Wildflower 8,155 Annual 2,465 Shrub 2,244 Ornamental grasses and sedges 1,566 Tree 989 Herbaceous perennial 558 Vine 444 Fern 351 Ground cover 206 Poisonous 203 Edible 99 Weed 74 Carnivorous 48 Water plant 38 Bulb 30 Houseplant 14 Succulent 14 Epiphyte 7 Herb 7 Vegetable 5 Cool season vegetable 3 Turfgrass 3 Rose 2 Warm season vegetable 2
  • Red Fescue Festuca rubra keystone caterpillars 20 food 30 shelter 1
  • Saint Augustine Grass Stenotaphrum secundatum caterpillars 13 food 3 flowers 13 shelter 1
  • Narrow-leaved Carpetgrass Axonopus fissifolius caterpillars 1 food 1

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