Top native alexanders

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

Full sun 2 Part shade 3 Dappled shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 2 Moist 3

Soil

Rocky 1 Loam 3 Clay 2 Organic 2

Soil pH

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Form

Habit

Erect 3 Clumping 2 Multi stemmed 1

Plant type

Wildflower 3 Herbaceous perennial 2 Perennial 1