Top native dogwoods

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

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Full sun 1 Part shade 1 Full shade 1

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Well drained 1 Moist 1

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Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1 Organic 1

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Dry soil 1 Heavy shade 1 Poor soil 1 Urban conditions 1 Wet soil 1

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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 1 Shrub 1

Gray Dogwood Cornus racemosa caterpillars 50 bees 3 hosts 7 food 41 flowers 135