Top native violets

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

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4 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 4 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 4 Wet 1

Water use

Medium 4 High 2

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Resists

Wet soil 2 Heavy shade 1

Form

Habit

Creeping 1 Erect 1 Horizontal 1 Prostrate 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Wildflower 4 Annual 2 Herbaceous perennial 2 Perennial 2 Ground cover 1