Top native heathers, balsams, primroses, and allies

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

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10 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 2 Part shade 6 Dappled shade 5 Full shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 6 Moist 7 Wet 4

Water use

Medium 4 High 2

Soil

Sand 5 Loam 7 Clay 2 Organic 8

Soil pH

Acid 9 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

Shrub 9 Perennial 7 Poisonous 5 Tree 3 Carnivorous 1 Herbaceous perennial 1