Top native royal ferns

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

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2 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 1 Dappled shade 2 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 2 Wet 1

Water use

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1

Soil pH

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Heavy shade 2 Rabbits 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Arching 1 Clumping 1 Mounding 1 Spreading 1 Vase 1

Plant type

Fern 2 Ground cover 1 Herbaceous perennial 1