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 2 Part shade 4 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 4 Moist 3 Wet 1

Water use

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 2 Loam 2 Clay 1 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 4 Neutral 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Diseases 1 Dry soil 1 Heat 1 Humidity 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

Herbaceous perennial 3 Annual 2 Ground cover 2 Poisonous 2 Wildflower 2 Houseplant 1 Ornamental grasses and sedges 1 Perennial 1 Succulent 1 Weed 1