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Top native st. john's worts tribe

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

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5 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 4 Part shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 4 Well drained 5 Moist 3 Wet 1

Water use

High 1

Soil

Sand 5 Loam 5 Clay 3

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 4 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 3

Deer resistant

Yes 3

Resists

Heat 2 Dry soil 1 Erosion 1 Humidity 1 Salt 1

Form

Habit

Erect 8 Dense 7 Multi stemmed 5 Mounding 4 Rounded 3 Clumping 2 Spreading 2

Plant type

Shrub 5 Perennial 4 Ground cover 1
  • Shrubby St. John's-wort Hypericum prolificum caterpillars 6 food 4 flowers 51
  • St. Andrew's Cross Hypericum hypericoides caterpillars 5 food 3 flowers 30
  • Kalm's St. John's-wort Hypericum kalmianum caterpillars 5 food 2 flowers 30
  • Lloyd's St Johns-wort Hypericum lloydii caterpillars 2 food 2 flowers 20
  • Bedstraw St. John's Wort Hypericum galioides caterpillars 2 food 2 flowers 17

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