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Top native monocots

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

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7 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 4 Part shade 6

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 2 Well drained 3 Moist 3 Wet 4

Water use

Low 1 Medium 1 High 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 4 Loam 6 Clay 5 Organic 4

Soil pH

Acid 4 Neutral 5 Alkaline 3

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 5

Deer resistant

Yes 6

Resists

Wet soil 63 Heat 33 Dry soil 26 Salt 21 Poor soil 18 Black walnut 17 Humidity 16 Erosion 15 Heavy shade 10 Pollution 10 Diseases 8 Insect pests 7 Rabbits 7 Fire 4 Foot traffic 3 Storm damage 2 Urban conditions 2 Wind 2 Compaction 1 Squirrels 1

Form

Habit

Erect 6 Clumping 4 Arching 1 Ascending 1 Dense 1 Mounding 1 Open 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Herbaceous perennial 6 Bulb 2 Edible 2 Ornamental grasses and sedges 2 Perennial 2 Shrub 2 Water plant 2 Ground cover 1 Poisonous 1 Succulent 1 Wildflower 1
  • Common Yucca Yucca filamentosa caterpillars 8 food 2 flowers 2
  • Tufted Hair Grass Deschampsia cespitosa caterpillars 5 food 17
  • Moundlily Yucca Yucca gloriosa caterpillars 5 food 1 flowers 2
  • Lyme Grass Leymus arenarius caterpillars 2 food 1
  • Powdery Thalia Thalia dealbata caterpillars 1 food 1 flowers 2
  • Southern Swamp Crinum Crinum americanum flowers 1
  • Cusick's Camas Camassia cusickii

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