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Top native doghobble

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

Part shade 3 Dappled shade 2 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 3

Water use

Medium 1

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1 Organic 2

Soil pH

Acid 2

Toughness

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Erosion 1 Heavy shade 1

Form

Habit

Arching 2 Mounding 2 Erect 1 Spreading 1 Vase 1

Plant type

Perennial 3 Shrub 3 Poisonous 2
  • Mountain Doghobble Leucothoe fontanesiana caterpillars 1 food 1 flowers 2
  • Swamp Dog-laurel Leucothoe axillaris caterpillars 1 food 1 flowers 1
  • Sierra Laurel Leucothoe davisiae

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