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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Pacific Madrone
Arbutus menziesii
caterpillars
33
hosts
3
food
16
flowers
25
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Bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
caterpillars
23
bees
4
food
23
flowers
94
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Sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
caterpillars
11
hosts
1
flowers
10
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Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
caterpillars
6
food
3
flowers
179
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Moss Phlox
Phlox subulata
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
49