Top native dogwoods

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

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2 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 2 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 2 Wet 1

Water use

Medium 1 High 1

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1 Organic 2

Soil pH

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Black walnut 2 Erosion 1 Poor soil 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Spreading 5 Ascending 4 Rounded 4 Multi trunked 3 Erect 2 Multi stemmed 2 Arching 1 Creeping 1 Dense 1 Horizontal 1 Irregular 1 Mounding 1 Open 1 Oval 1 Pyramidal 1

Plant type

Perennial 2 Shrub 2 Tree 1