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Top native heathers, balsams, primroses, and allies

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

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5 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 3 Part shade 4 Dappled shade 3 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 4 Well drained 5 Moist 3

Water use

Low 1 High 2

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 4 Loam 3 Clay 1 Organic 2

Soil pH

Acid 5 Neutral 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 3

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Dry soil 2 Salt 2 Erosion 1 Fire 1 Heavy shade 1 Pollution 1 Poor 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 4 Ground cover 3 Perennial 3 Edible 1 Herbaceous perennial 1 Wildflower 1
  • Southern Dwarf Blueberry Vaccinium tenellum keystone caterpillars 76 bees 4 hosts 1 food 29 flowers 33 shelter 1
  • Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi caterpillars 23 bees 4 food 23 flowers 94
  • Sand Myrtle Kalmia buxifolia caterpillars 15 bees 3 food 3 flowers 17
  • Salal Gaultheria shallon caterpillars 7 food 5 flowers 14
  • Moss Phlox Phlox subulata caterpillars 2 food 1 flowers 49

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