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Top native typical heathers, azaleas, and allies

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

Part shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 1 Wet 1

Water use

Low 1

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 12 Loam 10 Clay 2 Organic 14

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 1

Form

Habit

Spreading 2 Dense 1 Multi stemmed 1 Prostrate 1 Rounded 1

Plant type

Perennial 2 Shrub 2 Poisonous 1
  • Pinxter Flower Rhododendron periclymenoides caterpillars 32 bees 1 food 6 flowers 59
  • Sand Myrtle Kalmia buxifolia caterpillars 15 bees 3 food 3 flowers 17

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