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Top native sunflower family members

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 2 Part shade 4 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 4 Moist 2

Water use

Medium 1

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 4 Loam 2 Clay 3

Soil pH

Acid 4 Neutral 4 Alkaline 2

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Deer resistant

Yes 2

Resists

Diseases 1 Insect pests 1

Form

Habit

Erect 130 Clumping 71 Spreading 21 Mounding 12 Multi stemmed 9 Ascending 8 Dense 8 Creeping 6 Rounded 6 Arching 5 Horizontal 4 Prostrate 4 Cascading 3 Open 2 Vase 2 Broad 1 Climbing 1 Irregular 1 Multi trunked 1 Oval 1 Pyramidal 1

Plant type

Herbaceous perennial 4 Wildflower 4 Ground cover 1
  • New York Aster Symphyotrichum novi-belgii keystone caterpillars 75 bees 23 hosts 2 food 28 flowers 220
  • Bitter Fleabane Erigeron acris caterpillars 14 bees 10 hosts 1 food 16 flowers 156
  • Large-flowered Tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora caterpillars 6 bees 17 food 3 flowers 104
  • Large-leaved Aster Eurybia macrophylla caterpillars 4 bees 7 hosts 3 food 1 flowers 53

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