Top native spleenworts

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 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 2

Water use

Soil

Rocky 2 Loam 1 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Form

Habit

Arching 2 Clumping 2 Creeping 1 Dense 1 Rounded 1

Plant type

Fern 2 Herbaceous perennial 2