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Top native sunflower family members

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

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5 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 5 Part shade 3 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 4 Well drained 3 Moist 3 Wet 1

Water use

Low 2 Medium 2

Soil

Sand 3 Loam 4 Clay 1 Organic 2

Soil pH

Acid 3 Neutral 4 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 4

Deer resistant

Yes 3

Resists

Heat 3 Rabbits 3 Dry soil 2 Humidity 2 Pollution 2 Salt 2 Wet soil 2 Erosion 1 Foot traffic 1 Heavy shade 1 Poor soil 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 5 Ground cover 3 Wildflower 3 Annual 1 Weed 1
  • Walter's Aster Symphyotrichum walteri caterpillars 41 bees 9 hosts 2 food 11 flowers 151
  • Common Yarrow Achillea millefolium caterpillars 23 bees 3 hosts 1 food 83 flowers 726 shelter 1
  • Silver Wormwood Artemisia ludoviciana caterpillars 10 hosts 6 food 14 flowers 1
  • Straggler Daisy Calyptocarpus vialis caterpillars 2 flowers 11
  • False Daisy Eclipta prostrata caterpillars 1 flowers 3

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