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Top native Airoides

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

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2 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 1 Wet 1

Water use

Low 1 Medium 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Loam 1 Clay 1 Organic 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Deer resistant

Yes 2

Resists

Salt 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 1 Erect 1 Mounding 1

Plant type

Ornamental grasses and sedges 2 Perennial 1
  • Alkali Sacaton Sporobolus airoides caterpillars 4 food 9 flowers 1
  • Big Sacaton Sporobolus wrightii caterpillars 2 food 9 flowers 1

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