Top native grasses

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

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Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Rabbits 1 Salt 1

Form

Habit

Arching 1 Erect 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Ornamental grasses and sedges 759 Perennial 633 Annual 123 Herbaceous perennial 10 Ground cover 4 Weed 4 Turfgrass 3 Shrub 2 Edible 1 Vine 1

Lyme Grass Leymus arenarius caterpillars 2 food 1