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Top native spikenards

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

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6 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 3 Part shade 3 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 1 Moist 4

Water use

Medium 3 High 1

Soil

Loam 1 Clay 1 Organic 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 2

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Fire 1 Pollution 1 Urban conditions 1

Form

Habit

Erect 1

Plant type

Perennial 5 Wildflower 5 Poisonous 1 Shrub 1 Tree 1
  • Wild Sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis caterpillars 3 food 12 flowers 15
  • Bristly Sarsaparilla Aralia hispida caterpillars 2 food 5 flowers 22
  • Devil's Walkingstick Aralia spinosa caterpillars 1 food 43 flowers 27
  • American Spikenard Aralia racemosa caterpillars 1 food 7 flowers 18
  • California Spikenard Aralia californica food 4 flowers 4
  • Aralia bicrenata food 2

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