Top native dogwoods

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

Part shade 5 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 4 Moist 5 Wet 1

Water use

Low 1 Medium 1 High 2

Soil

Sand 3 Loam 3 Clay 3 Organic 5

Soil pH

Acid 4 Neutral 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Black walnut 2 Erosion 2 Wet soil 2 Wind 2 Compaction 1 Dry soil 1 Fire 1 Poor soil 1 Rabbits 1 Storm damage 1

Form

Habit

Spreading 4 Multi stemmed 2 Multi trunked 2 Rounded 2 Arching 1 Ascending 1 Creeping 1 Erect 1 Horizontal 1 Mounding 1 Open 1 Pyramidal 1

Plant type

Perennial 5 Shrub 5 Tree 2 Ground cover 1