Top native bamboos, canes, and allies

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

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4 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 2 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 1 Wet 2

Water use

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 2 Organic 2

Toughness

Resists

Form

Habit

Spreading 2 Clumping 1 Erect 1

Plant type

Ornamental grasses and sedges 3 Herbaceous perennial 1 Perennial 1 Shrub 1