Top native grasses

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

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8 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 8 Part shade 3 Dappled shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 4 Well drained 3 Moist 5 Wet 2

Water use

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 8 Loam 4 Clay 5 Organic 2

Soil pH

Acid 3 Neutral 3 Alkaline 2

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Dry soil 5 Erosion 4 Black walnut 3 Pollution 3 Salt 3 Foot traffic 2 Wet soil 2 Rabbits 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 19 Erect 19 Spreading 11 Arching 7 Dense 6 Mounding 3 Ascending 2 Creeping 2 Horizontal 2 Open 2 Prostrate 2 Columnar 1 Multi stemmed 1

Plant type

Ornamental grasses and sedges 8 Herbaceous perennial 5 Ground cover 2 Edible 1 Turfgrass 1