Top native grasses

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

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41 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 31 Part shade 20 Dappled shade 3 Full shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 23 Well drained 10 Moist 21 Wet 4

Water use

Low 18 Medium 18 High 2

Soil

Rocky 7 Sand 11 Loam 12 Clay 13 Organic 6

Soil pH

Acid 5 Neutral 5 Alkaline 6

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Black walnut 8 Salt 8 Pollution 6 Dry soil 5 Erosion 5 Heat 4 Wet soil 4 Foot traffic 3 Humidity 2 Poor soil 2 Rabbits 2 Diseases 1 Insect pests 1

Form

Habit

Erect 13 Clumping 10 Arching 4 Dense 3 Mounding 3 Spreading 2 Columnar 1 Creeping 1 Open 1

Plant type

Ornamental grasses and sedges 41 Perennial 27 Herbaceous perennial 6 Annual 3 Ground cover 2 Edible 1 Turfgrass 1