Top native dogwoods

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

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3 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 3 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 3 Moist 3

Water use

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 2 Loam 2 Clay 2 Organic 2

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Wet soil 4 Erosion 3 Poor soil 3 Black walnut 2 Dry soil 2 Wind 2 Compaction 1 Fire 1 Heavy shade 1 Rabbits 1 Storm damage 1 Urban conditions 1

Form

Habit

Ascending 2 Spreading 2 Dense 1 Erect 1 Horizontal 1 Irregular 1 Multi trunked 1 Oval 1 Rounded 1

Plant type

Perennial 3 Shrub 3 Tree 2