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Top native white-topped asters

6 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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6 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 3 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 3 Well drained 2 Moist 1

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 2 Loam 2 Clay 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Resists

Humidity 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 2 Erect 2

Plant type

Wildflower 5 Perennial 3 Herbaceous perennial 2
  • Toothed White-topped Aster Sericocarpus asteroides caterpillars 1 flowers 30
  • Dixie Aster Sericocarpus tortifolius caterpillars 1 flowers 7
  • Narrowleaf Whitetop Aster Sericocarpus linifolius caterpillars 1 flowers 6
  • Clumped Whitetop Aster Sericocarpus caespitosus caterpillars 1 flowers 2
  • Columbian Whitetop Aster Sericocarpus rigidus flowers 1
  • Oregon Whitetop Aster Sericocarpus oregonensis

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