Top native heathers, balsams, primroses, and allies

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

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9 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 5 Dappled shade 4 Full shade 4

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 5 Moist 8 Wet 3

Water use

Medium 3 High 1

Soil

Sand 3 Loam 6 Clay 2 Organic 8

Soil pH

Acid 8 Neutral 2

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Erosion 2 Heavy shade 2 Black walnut 1 Compaction 1 Dry soil 1 Fire 1 Humidity 1 Poor soil 1 Rabbits 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 8 Shrub 8 Poisonous 6 Carnivorous 1 Herbaceous perennial 1 Tree 1