Top native phlox family members

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

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268 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 21 Part shade 17 Dappled shade 3 Full shade 4

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 16 Well drained 13 Moist 9 Wet 3

Water use

Low 7 Medium 4 High 3

Soil

Rocky 6 Sand 11 Loam 12 Clay 8 Organic 8

Soil pH

Acid 9 Neutral 7 Alkaline 3

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Dry soil 6 Fire 5 Black walnut 4 Heat 4 Erosion 2 Pollution 2 Humidity 1 Poor soil 1 Rabbits 1 Salt 1 Slugs 1 Urban conditions 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 7 Spreading 7 Erect 6 Creeping 3 Horizontal 3 Dense 2 Mounding 2 Multi stemmed 2 Pyramidal 2 Prostrate 1

Plant type

Wildflower 241 Annual 159 Perennial 80 Herbaceous perennial 9 Ground cover 8 Shrub 3