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Top native brambles

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 4 Part shade 4 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 3 Moist 3

Water use

Medium 2

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 2 Loam 3 Clay 3 Organic 3

Soil pH

Acid 4 Neutral 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 4

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Heat 1

Form

Habit

Arching 3 Erect 3 Spreading 2 Creeping 1

Plant type

Edible 4 Shrub 4 Perennial 3
  • Red Raspberry Rubus idaeus caterpillars 152 hosts 9 food 90 flowers 244 shelter 1
  • Allegheny Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis caterpillars 134 hosts 8 food 79 flowers 212
  • Black Raspberry Rubus occidentalis caterpillars 108 hosts 9 food 62 flowers 206
  • Common Dewberry Rubus flagellaris caterpillars 104 hosts 9 food 65 flowers 245

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