Top native irises

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 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 1 Wet 3

Water use

Medium 1 High 1

Soil

Sand 3 Loam 3 Clay 1 Organic 3

Soil pH

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Wet soil 3 Diseases 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 2 Erect 2

Plant type

Poisonous 3 Wildflower 3 Bulb 1 Herbaceous perennial 1 Perennial 1 Water plant 1