Top native sedges

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

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Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Water use

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Resists

Poor soil 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Ascending 1 Erect 1 Mounding 1

Plant type

Ornamental grasses and sedges 672 Perennial 622 Annual 63 Herbaceous perennial 18 Ground cover 11 Water plant 4 Weed 2 Wildflower 2 Edible 1

Yellow Nutsedge Cyperus esculentus caterpillars 5 food 24