Top native violets

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 1 Part shade 3 Dappled shade 2 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 2 Moist 3 Wet 2

Water use

Soil

Sand 3 Loam 3 Clay 2 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 2 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Wet soil 2 Heavy shade 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 4 Erect 4 Spreading 4 Horizontal 3 Prostrate 3 Creeping 1 Mounding 1

Plant type

Herbaceous perennial 3 Wildflower 3 Ground cover 2