Top native pansies and violets

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

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83 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 8 Part shade 11 Dappled shade 7 Full shade 8

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 4 Well drained 7 Moist 15 Wet 7

Water use

Medium 4 High 2

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 7 Loam 6 Clay 5 Organic 6

Soil pH

Acid 7 Neutral 6 Alkaline 3

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Wet soil 5 Black walnut 2 Heavy shade 2 Dry soil 1 Fire 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 4 Erect 4 Spreading 4 Horizontal 3 Prostrate 3 Creeping 1 Mounding 1

Plant type

Wildflower 70 Perennial 59 Ground cover 12 Herbaceous perennial 10 Annual 6 Shrub 4 Edible 1