Top native grasses

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

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2 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 2 Moist 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 2 Loam 1 Clay 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Resists

Dry soil 1 Insect pests 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

Annual 1 Ornamental grasses and sedges 1 Perennial 1 Weed 1