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Top native bayberries

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

Soil and water

Moisture

Moist 2 Wet 2

Water use

Medium 2 High 1

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Form

Plant type

Perennial 5 Shrub 5 Tree 5
  • Southern Bayberry Morella caroliniensis caterpillars 32 food 15
  • Wax Myrtle Morella cerifera caterpillars 23 hosts 1 food 32 flowers 3
  • Pacific Wax Myrtle Morella californica caterpillars 7 food 2 flowers 2
  • Northern Bayberry Morella pensylvanica caterpillars 4 food 1 flowers 3
  • Dwarf Bayberry Morella pumila caterpillars 2 food 1
  • Scentless Bayberry Morella inodora caterpillars 1 food 1

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