Top native clethra family members

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

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2 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 2 Dappled shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 2 Moist 2 Wet 1

Water use

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 1 Loam 2 Clay 2 Organic 2

Soil pH

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Diseases 1 Erosion 1 Fire 1 Heavy shade 1 Insect pests 1 Salt 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Dense 2 Oval 2 Erect 1 Mounding 1 Multi stemmed 1 Rounded 1

Plant type

Shrub 2 Perennial 1 Tree 1