Top native cliff ferns

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

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8 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 1 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 1 Loam 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1 Alkaline 3

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Heavy shade 1 Rabbits 1 Squirrels 1

Form

Habit

Plant type

Fern 8 Perennial 7 Wildflower 7 Herbaceous perennial 1