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Top native honeysuckles, moschatels, and allies

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

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5 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 2 Part shade 4 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 3 Well drained 3 Moist 3 Wet 1

Water use

Low 1 Medium 2

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 1 Loam 3 Clay 3 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 3 Neutral 3 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 2

Deer resistant

Yes 4

Resists

Erosion 2 Black walnut 1 Compaction 1 Dry soil 1 Heat 1 Salt 1 Wind 1

Form

Habit

Arching 2 Spreading 2 Climbing 1 Clumping 1 Creeping 1 Dense 1 Erect 1 Multi stemmed 1 Rounded 1

Plant type

Perennial 54 Shrub 42 Wildflower 27 Vine 12 Annual 10 Tree 6 Ground cover 5 Poisonous 3 Edible 1
  • Coral Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens caterpillars 20 hosts 4 food 15 flowers 66
  • Coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus caterpillars 18 hosts 4 food 12 flowers 111
  • Creeping Snowberry Symphoricarpos mollis caterpillars 13 bees 1 hosts 2 food 5 flowers 27
  • Southern Bush Honeysuckle Diervilla sessilifolia caterpillars 2 flowers 5
  • Twinflower Linnaea borealis hosts 1 food 6 flowers 20

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