Top native heathers, balsams, primroses, 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 1 Part shade 4 Dappled shade 3 Full shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 2 Moist 5 Wet 3

Water use

Medium 2 High 1

Soil

Sand 3 Loam 4 Clay 2 Organic 5

Soil pH

Acid 5 Neutral 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Erosion 2 Heavy shade 2 Compaction 1 Dry soil 1 Humidity 1 Poor soil 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Erect 53 Spreading 34 Rounded 26 Clumping 19 Multi stemmed 19 Dense 17 Open 8 Creeping 7 Horizontal 7 Arching 6 Mounding 6 Oval 6 Pyramidal 6 Prostrate 5 Multi trunked 4 Columnar 3 Irregular 3 Ascending 2 Vase 1

Plant type

Perennial 5 Shrub 5 Poisonous 4 Carnivorous 1 Herbaceous perennial 1