Top native sedges

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 1 Part shade 3 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 1 Moist 3 Wet 1

Water use

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 2 Clay 2 Organic 3

Soil pH

Acid 2 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Resists

Heat 1 Poor soil 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

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

Plant type

Herbaceous perennial 3 Ornamental grasses and sedges 3 Ground cover 2 Edible 1 Weed 1