Top native borages
5 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Menzies' Baby Blue Eyes
Nemophila menziesii
caterpillars
2
bees
2
food
7
flowers
45
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Purple Phacelia
Phacelia bipinnatifida
caterpillars
2
bees
1
flowers
16
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Large-seeded Forget-me-not
Myosotis macrosperma
caterpillars
2
food
2
flowers
15
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Virginia Waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum
caterpillars
1
bees
1
flowers
56
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Miami Mist
Phacelia purshii
caterpillars
1
bees
1
flowers
28