Top native hibiscuses
16 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Swamp Rose Mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
caterpillars
18
bees
1
hosts
1
food
11
flowers
37
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Halberd-leaf Rosemallow
Hibiscus laevis
caterpillars
16
bees
1
food
9
flowers
38
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Woolly Rosemallow
Hibiscus lasiocarpos
caterpillars
15
bees
1
food
8
flowers
38
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Scarlet Rosemallow
Hibiscus coccineus
caterpillars
14
bees
1
food
8
flowers
20
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Swamp Rosemallow
Hibiscus grandiflorus
caterpillars
12
bees
1
food
7
flowers
16
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Heart Leaf Hibiscus
Hibiscus martianus
caterpillars
11
bees
1
food
7
flowers
15
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Poeppig's Rosemallow
Hibiscus poeppigii
caterpillars
11
food
5
flowers
13
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Rock Hibiscus
Hibiscus denudatus
caterpillars
10
food
5
flowers
16
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Hibiscus striatus
caterpillars
9
bees
1
food
6
flowers
14
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Desert Rosemallow
Hibiscus coulteri
caterpillars
9
food
5
flowers
10
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Sea Hibiscus
Hibiscus tiliaceus
caterpillars
1
food
1
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Koki‘o Ke‘oke‘o
Hibiscus arnottianus
caterpillars
1
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Neches River Rosemallow
Hibiscus dasycalyx
flowers
2
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Koki‘o ‘Ula
Hibiscus kokio
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Koki‘o Ke‘oke‘o
Hibiscus waimeae
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Clay's Hibiscus
Hibiscus clayi