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Top native sedges

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

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5 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 3 Part shade 5 Dappled shade 2 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 22 Well drained 5 Moist 81 Wet 76

Water use

Medium 2

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 3 Loam 3 Clay 3 Organic 3

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 2 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 2

Deer resistant

Yes 3

Resists

Wet soil 3 Heat 2 Dry soil 1 Erosion 1 Heavy shade 1 Insect pests 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 5 Spreading 3 Arching 1 Dense 1 Mounding 1

Plant type

Herbaceous perennial 5 Ground cover 4 Ornamental grasses and sedges 4 Weed 1
  • Pennsylvania Sedge Carex pensylvanica keystone caterpillars 33 food 55 flowers 5
  • Texas Sedge Carex texensis keystone caterpillars 27 food 46 flowers 3
  • Thin-fruit Sedge Carex flaccosperma keystone caterpillars 24 food 42 flowers 3
  • Cherokee Sedge Carex cherokeensis keystone caterpillars 20 food 44 flowers 6
  • Deep-Rooted Sedge Cyperus entrerianus

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