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Top native roses, elms, figs, and allies

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

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6 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 3 Part shade 4 Dappled shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 3 Well drained 5 Moist 4

Water use

Low 4 Medium 3 High 1

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 4 Loam 5 Clay 4 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 5 Neutral 2 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 2

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Dry soil 1 Erosion 1 Fire 1 Poor soil 1 Rabbits 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Erect 42 Rounded 27 Spreading 26 Dense 23 Multi stemmed 18 Arching 12 Open 12 Vase 9 Creeping 7 Pyramidal 7 Broad 5 Irregular 5 Multi trunked 5 Oval 5 Ascending 4 Clumping 4 Horizontal 4 Mounding 4 Prostrate 3 Climbing 2 Columnar 1 Conical 1

Plant type

Shrub 3 Vine 2 Wildflower 2 Herbaceous perennial 1 Perennial 1 Poisonous 1 Rose 1 Tree 1
  • Chickasaw Plum Prunus angustifolia keystone caterpillars 251 hosts 11 food 51 flowers 81
  • Climbing Prairie Rose Rosa setigera keystone caterpillars 105 hosts 10 food 35 flowers 140
  • Goatsbeard Aruncus dioicus caterpillars 2 food 10 flowers 68
  • Apache Plume Fallugia paradoxa caterpillars 1 hosts 1 food 8 flowers 42
  • Supplejack Berchemia scandens caterpillars 1 food 10 flowers 6
  • Bowman's Root Gillenia trifoliata flowers 2

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