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Top native rose family members

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 3 Part shade 3 Dappled shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 3 Moist 4 Wet 1

Water use

Medium 2 High 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 3 Loam 4 Clay 4 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 3

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Deer resistant

Yes 2

Resists

Wet soil 3 Fire 2 Dry soil 1 Salt 1 Urban conditions 1

Form

Habit

Erect 33 Rounded 20 Dense 18 Spreading 18 Multi stemmed 16 Arching 10 Open 9 Creeping 6 Pyramidal 5 Broad 4 Clumping 4 Horizontal 4 Mounding 4 Multi trunked 4 Vase 4 Oval 3 Irregular 2 Ascending 1 Climbing 1 Columnar 1 Conical 1 Prostrate 1

Plant type

Perennial 4 Shrub 4 Tree 2 Edible 1
  • Smooth Shadbush Amelanchier laevis caterpillars 83 hosts 5 food 20 flowers 24
  • Canadian Serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis caterpillars 73 hosts 4 food 23 flowers 22
  • Black Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa caterpillars 19 food 10 flowers 65
  • Red Chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia caterpillars 3 food 10 flowers 37

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