Top native grasses

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

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3 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 3 Part shade 2 Dappled shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 1 Moist 2 Wet 1

Water use

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 3 Loam 3 Clay 3 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 3 Neutral 2 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Heat 2 Humidity 2 Poor soil 2 Compaction 1 Dry soil 1 Foot traffic 1 Salt 1

Form

Habit

Creeping 2 Erect 2 Spreading 2 Arching 1 Dense 1 Horizontal 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