Top native monocots

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 4 Part shade 3 Dappled shade 2 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 2 Well drained 1 Moist 2 Wet 3

Water use

Soil

Sand 3 Loam 2 Clay 2

Soil pH

Acid 3 Neutral 2 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Resists

Dry soil 1 Heat 1 Humidity 1 Poor soil 1 Salt 1 Wet soil 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 4 Ground cover 2 Wildflower 2 Annual 1 Ornamental grasses and sedges 1 Poisonous 1 Turfgrass 1 Water plant 1 Weed 1