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 Dappled shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 3 Wet 2

Water use

Medium 3 High 6

Soil

Sand 3 Loam 3 Clay 3 Organic 2

Soil pH

Acid 3 Neutral 1 Alkaline 3

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Wet soil 3 Heat 1 Poor soil 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 2 Arching 1 Ascending 1 Erect 1 Mounding 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

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