Top native onions

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

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4 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 3 Part shade 2 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 3 Moist 4

Water use

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 2 Loam 2 Clay 2 Organic 2

Soil pH

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Black walnut 2 Diseases 1 Heavy shade 1 Humidity 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 1 Multi stemmed 1

Plant type

Cool season vegetable 3 Edible 3 Herbaceous perennial 3 Bulb 2 Poisonous 2 Wildflower 2 Herb 1 Houseplant 1 Perennial 1 Vegetable 1 Weed 1