Top native onions

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 3 Part shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 2 Well drained 3 Moist 2

Water use

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 3 Loam 3 Clay 3 Organic 3

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Black walnut 2 Diseases 1 Humidity 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 1 Erect 1 Multi stemmed 1

Plant type

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