Top native typical heathers, azaleas, and allies

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

Full sun 7 Part shade 22 Dappled shade 3 Full shade 7

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 3 Moist 2

Water use

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 3 Loam 3 Organic 2

Soil pH

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Compaction 1 Rabbits 1

Form

Habit

Dense 1 Horizontal 1 Multi stemmed 1 Multi trunked 1 Open 1 Rounded 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Perennial 2 Poisonous 2 Shrub 2 Ground cover 1