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Top native wiwi

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

Full sun 3 Part shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 4 Wet 5

Water use

Medium 4

Soil

Loam 1 Clay 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 2 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Wet soil 2 Erosion 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 2 Erect 2 Ascending 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Herbaceous perennial 2 Ornamental grasses and sedges 2 Perennial 2 Weed 1
  • Soft Rush Juncus effusus caterpillars 9 hosts 1 food 31 flowers 4
  • Slender Path Rush Juncus tenuis caterpillars 9 food 27
  • Torrey's Rush Juncus torreyi caterpillars 9 food 16
  • Inland Rush Juncus interior caterpillars 6 food 13

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