Top native monocots

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

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17 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 10 Part shade 15 Dappled shade 6 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 6 Well drained 11 Moist 7 Wet 5

Water use

Low 1 Medium 2 High 2

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 9 Loam 10 Clay 7 Organic 8

Soil pH

Acid 13 Neutral 6 Alkaline 3

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Dry soil 4 Heat 3 Humidity 3 Wet soil 3 Diseases 2 Poor soil 2 Erosion 1 Insect pests 1 Rabbits 1 Salt 1

Form

Habit

Erect 126 Clumping 85 Spreading 53 Arching 21 Dense 18 Ascending 17 Creeping 11 Mounding 9 Climbing 8 Horizontal 5 Multi stemmed 5 Prostrate 5 Columnar 3 Open 2 Cascading 1 Multi trunked 1 Rounded 1 Vase 1 Weeping 1

Plant type

Herbaceous perennial 11 Wildflower 6 Annual 3 Ornamental grasses and sedges 3 Weed 3 Bulb 2 Ground cover 2 Houseplant 2 Perennial 2 Water plant 2 Edible 1 Epiphyte 1 Poisonous 1 Shrub 1 Succulent 1 Tree 1 Vine 1