Top native spicebush family members

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 1 Part shade 2 Dappled shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 2

Soil

Loam 1 Clay 1 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Diseases 1 Fire 1 Heat 1 Insect pests 1

Form

Habit

Dense 1 Erect 1 Rounded 1

Plant type

Perennial 2 Shrub 2 Poisonous 1