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Top native borages

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

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7 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 3 Part shade 4 Dappled shade 2 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 2 Well drained 3 Moist 5

Water use

Low 1 Medium 1 High 1

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 1 Loam 3 Clay 1 Organic 4

Soil pH

Acid 3 Neutral 7 Alkaline 2

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Resists

Black walnut 1 Foot traffic 1 Rabbits 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Erect 4 Spreading 2 Clumping 1 Dense 1 Multi stemmed 1 Prostrate 1

Plant type

Perennial 4 Annual 3 Wildflower 3 Herbaceous perennial 2 Ground cover 1 Shrub 1 Tree 1
  • Desert Bluebells Phacelia campanularia caterpillars 2 bees 12 food 1 flowers 69
  • Menzies' Baby Blue Eyes Nemophila menziesii caterpillars 2 bees 2 food 7 flowers 45
  • Virginia Bluebells Mertensia virginica caterpillars 1 hosts 1 flowers 58
  • Virginia Waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginianum caterpillars 1 bees 1 flowers 56
  • Miami Mist Phacelia purshii caterpillars 1 bees 1 flowers 28
  • Anacahuita Cordia boissieri caterpillars 1 hosts 1 flowers 18
  • Broad-leaf Waterleaf Hydrophyllum canadense bees 1 flowers 5

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