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 4 Dappled shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 5 Moist 5 Wet 1

Water use

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 5 Loam 5 Clay 3 Organic 2

Soil pH

Acid 4 Neutral 4 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Black walnut 1 Heat 1 Heavy shade 1 Insect pests 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

Shrub 2 Vine 2 Bulb 1 Cool season vegetable 1 Edible 1 Ground cover 1 Herbaceous perennial 1 Ornamental grasses and sedges 1 Perennial 1 Poisonous 1 Tree 1 Weed 1 Wildflower 1