Top native aroids, water plantains, seagrass, and allies

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

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134 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 29 Part shade 14 Dappled shade 2 Full shade 7

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 1 Moist 6 Wet 26

Water use

Medium 2 High 27

Soil

Sand 7 Loam 9 Clay 3 Organic 4

Soil pH

Acid 8 Neutral 5 Alkaline 5

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Wet soil 6 Heat 2 Fire 1 Heavy shade 1

Form

Habit

Erect 7 Spreading 7 Clumping 5 Creeping 5 Dense 3 Horizontal 2 Arching 1 Ascending 1 Prostrate 1

Plant type

Wildflower 110 Perennial 102 Herbaceous perennial 15 Water plant 10 Annual 6 Poisonous 6 Ornamental grasses and sedges 4 Carnivorous 1 Edible 1 Ground cover 1