Top native cattails

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

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3 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 2 Part shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Water use

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1 Organic 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Wet soil 2 Heat 1 Poor soil 1 Salt 1

Form

Habit

Erect 2 Spreading 2

Plant type

Perennial 2 Water plant 2 Wildflower 2 Herbaceous perennial 1