Top native carex subg. vignea

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 2 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Moist 2 Wet 1

Water use

Soil

Soil pH

Acid 3 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Heavy shade 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 1 Creeping 1

Plant type

Ornamental grasses and sedges 3 Perennial 2 Ground cover 1 Herbaceous perennial 1