Native plant is a term to describe plants endemic (indigenous) or naturalized to a given area in geologic time. This includes plants that have developed, occur naturally, or existed for many years in an area.
This is a Muscodine growing in our front yard. It is a variety of grape native to the southeast.
This is a Canadice growing next to the Muscodine in our front yard. It is a table grape that is not native to our area.
The two varieties were planted at the same time and have been treated in the same way. We do not spray and we water only infrequently. The Muscodine is thriving. The Canadice is NOT!