Top native phloxes

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

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51 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 12 Part shade 9 Dappled shade 3 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 8 Well drained 10 Moist 6 Wet 2

Water use

Low 5 Medium 2 High 2

Soil

Rocky 4 Sand 9 Loam 9 Clay 8 Organic 8

Soil pH

Acid 9 Neutral 6 Alkaline 3

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Dry soil 5 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 5 Horizontal 3 Creeping 2 Dense 2 Mounding 2 Multi stemmed 2 Pyramidal 2 Prostrate 1

Plant type

Wildflower 46 Perennial 40 Ground cover 8 Herbaceous perennial 7 Annual 3 Shrub 3