Top native peppers

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 2 Part shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Water use

Soil

Sand 2 Loam 2 Clay 2 Organic 2

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 2 Alkaline 2

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Form

Habit

Erect 2 Mounding 1 Multi stemmed 1

Plant type

Annual 2 Edible 2 Vegetable 2 Warm season vegetable 2 Herbaceous perennial 1 Houseplant 1