Top native heathers, balsams, primroses, and allies

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

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1 native plant

Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 1 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 1

Water use

Soil

Soil pH

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 1 Poisonous 1 Shrub 1

Swamp Dog-laurel Leucothoe axillaris caterpillars 1 food 1 flowers 1