Top native heathers, balsams, primroses, and allies

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

Part shade 2 Dappled shade 2 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 4 Moist 4

Water use

Soil

Loam 2 Organic 4

Soil pH

Acid 4 Neutral 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Black walnut 1 Fire 1 Rabbits 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 4 Shrub 4 Poisonous 3 Tree 1