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Top native bignonia family members

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

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7 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 4 Part shade 4 Dappled shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 4 Well drained 6 Moist 3

Water use

Low 6 Medium 1

Soil

Sand 5 Loam 5 Clay 5 Organic 3

Soil pH

Acid 3 Neutral 5 Alkaline 3

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 6

Deer resistant

Yes 4

Resists

Heat 4 Poor soil 3 Compaction 2 Dry soil 2 Pollution 2 Black walnut 1 Heavy shade 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Spreading 4 Climbing 2 Erect 2 Rounded 2 Broad 1 Dense 1 Irregular 1 Multi stemmed 1 Multi trunked 1 Open 1 Oval 1 Pyramidal 1 Weeping 1

Plant type

Perennial 6 Tree 5 Shrub 2 Vine 2 Poisonous 1
  • American Trumpet Vine Campsis radicans caterpillars 7 hosts 1 food 8 flowers 85
  • Southern Catalpa Catalpa bignonioides caterpillars 6 hosts 1 food 3 flowers 3 shelter 1
  • Yellow Trumpet Flower Tecoma stans caterpillars 6 food 2 flowers 40
  • Northern Catalpa Catalpa speciosa caterpillars 5 hosts 1 food 2 flowers 9
  • Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis caterpillars 3 food 5 flowers 80
  • Cross Vine Bignonia capreolata caterpillars 3 food 1 flowers 5
  • Black Calabash Amphitecna latifolia

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