Top native sedges

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 2 Part shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 1 Moist 1 Wet 2

Water use

Soil

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Resists

Form

Habit

Clumping 15 Spreading 8 Erect 6 Mounding 3 Arching 2 Ascending 2 Creeping 2 Dense 2

Plant type

Herbaceous perennial 1 Water plant 1 Weed 1