Top native monocots

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

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54 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 27 Part shade 40 Dappled shade 13 Full shade 16

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 13 Well drained 30 Moist 32 Wet 25

Water use

Low 4 Medium 11 High 8

Soil

Rocky 3 Sand 32 Loam 32 Clay 21 Organic 31

Soil pH

Acid 30 Neutral 21 Alkaline 10

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Wet soil 19 Heat 11 Poor soil 9 Salt 6 Dry soil 5 Humidity 5 Heavy shade 3 Insect pests 3 Black walnut 1 Compaction 1 Diseases 1 Erosion 1 Fire 1 Rabbits 1 Storm damage 1 Wind 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 39 Wildflower 21 Ornamental grasses and sedges 16 Poisonous 13 Water plant 12 Perennial 10 Ground cover 8 Weed 5 Edible 4 Shrub 3 Annual 2 Turfgrass 2 Bulb 1 Houseplant 1 Succulent 1 Tree 1 Vine 1