Top native sunflowers, bellflowers, fanflowers, and allies

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

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29 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 303 Part shade 197 Dappled shade 10 Full shade 29

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 13 Well drained 4 Moist 17 Wet 4

Water use

Low 6 Medium 10 High 2

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 2 Loam 4 Clay 3 Organic 2

Soil pH

Acid 7 Neutral 5 Alkaline 4

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Heavy shade 2 Dry soil 1 Foot traffic 1 Heat 1 Humidity 1 Pollution 1 Poor soil 1 Rabbits 1 Salt 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Erect 3 Ascending 2 Mounding 2 Broad 1 Clumping 1 Creeping 1 Horizontal 1 Prostrate 1

Plant type

Wildflower 29 Perennial 20 Annual 5 Herbaceous perennial 5 Ground cover 4 Poisonous 1 Vegetable 1 Vine 1