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Top native spicebushes

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

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3 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 1 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Moist 2 Wet 2

Water use

Medium 1

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1

Toughness

Resists

Wet soil 2 Fire 1 Heavy shade 1

Form

Habit

Dense 1 Erect 1 Rounded 1

Plant type

Perennial 3 Shrub 3 Tree 1
  • Northern Spicebush Lindera benzoin caterpillars 11 hosts 1 food 34 flowers 30
  • Southern Spicebush Lindera melissifolia caterpillars 2 flowers 1
  • Bog Spicebush Lindera subcoriacea

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