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Top native Rudbeckia

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

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9 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 4 Part shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 2 Well drained 4 Moist 4

Water use

Medium 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 2 Loam 3 Clay 4 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 4

Deer resistant

Yes 4

Resists

Dry soil 2 Pollution 1 Poor soil 1 Salt 1

Form

Habit

Erect 3 Clumping 2 Open 1

Plant type

Wildflower 8 Herbaceous perennial 4 Perennial 4 Annual 1 Ground cover 1
  • Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta caterpillars 17 bees 27 hosts 1 food 14 flowers 428
  • Orange Coneflower Rudbeckia fulgida caterpillars 15 bees 25 food 8 flowers 218
  • Brown-eyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba caterpillars 15 bees 25 food 5 flowers 268
  • Sweet Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia subtomentosa caterpillars 14 bees 22 food 5 flowers 217
  • Missouri Orange Coneflower Rudbeckia missouriensis caterpillars 13 bees 15 food 6 flowers 140
  • Rough Coneflower Rudbeckia grandiflora caterpillars 12 bees 16 food 2 flowers 140
  • Sunfacing Coneflower Rudbeckia heliopsidis caterpillars 11 bees 8 food 1 flowers 130
  • Rudbeckia alismifolia caterpillars 10 bees 11 food 2 flowers 130
  • Grassleaf Coneflower Rudbeckia graminifolia caterpillars 3 bees 4 food 1 flowers 84

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