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Top native onions

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

Full sun 10 Part shade 6 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 2

Water use

Low 1

Soil

Organic 1

Soil pH

Neutral 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Heavy shade 1

Form

Plant type

Cool season vegetable 1 Edible 1 Herbaceous perennial 1 Perennial 1 Poisonous 1 Wildflower 1
  • Wide Leek Allium tricoccum caterpillars 1 hosts 1 food 2 flowers 76
  • Hooker's Onion Allium acuminatum food 2 flowers 88

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