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Top native monocots

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

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6 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 6 Part shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 4 Well drained 5 Moist 2

Water use

Low 4

Soil

Rocky 3 Sand 4 Loam 4

Soil pH

Acid 3 Neutral 2 Alkaline 2

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 6

Deer resistant

Yes 5

Resists

Dry soil 5 Salt 3 Diseases 2 Heat 2 Humidity 1 Insect pests 1 Rabbits 1

Form

Habit

Erect 5 Clumping 4 Ascending 1 Prostrate 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Perennial 2,196 Ornamental grasses and sedges 1,542 Wildflower 864 Annual 217 Herbaceous perennial 143 Shrub 75 Tree 44 Poisonous 39 Vine 30 Bulb 27 Ground cover 24 Water plant 22 Weed 12 Edible 11 Succulent 6 Houseplant 5 Epiphyte 4 Cool season vegetable 3 Turfgrass 3 Carnivorous 1 Herb 1 Vegetable 1
  • Aloe Yucca Yucca aloifolia caterpillars 8 food 2 flowers 2
  • Great Plains Yucca Yucca glauca caterpillars 8 food 1 flowers 2
  • Parry's Agave Agave parryi caterpillars 6 food 7 flowers 10
  • Moundlily Yucca Yucca gloriosa caterpillars 5 food 1 flowers 2
  • American Century Plant Agave americana caterpillars 3 food 5 flowers 3
  • Wooly Spiderwort Tradescantia sillamontana caterpillars 1 food 2 flowers 13

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