Top native proteas, lotuses, planes, 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

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 2 Wet 1

Water use

Medium 1 High 2

Soil

Sand 2 Loam 2 Clay 2 Organic 2

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Black walnut 1 Pollution 1 Urban conditions 1 Voles 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Horizontal 2 Spreading 2 Dense 1 Irregular 1 Pyramidal 1 Rounded 1

Plant type

Perennial 2 Tree 2 Water plant 1 Wildflower 1