Top native grasses

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

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5 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 5 Part shade 2 Dappled shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 4 Well drained 3 Moist 3 Wet 1

Water use

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 4 Loam 4 Clay 4

Soil pH

Acid 4 Neutral 3 Alkaline 3

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Black walnut 12 Dry soil 12 Salt 11 Erosion 10 Pollution 10 Wet soil 9 Poor soil 8 Heat 7 Humidity 5 Foot traffic 3 Insect pests 2 Rabbits 2 Compaction 1 Diseases 1 Heavy shade 1

Form

Habit

Erect 3 Clumping 2 Spreading 2 Creeping 1 Dense 1 Horizontal 1 Mounding 1

Plant type

Ornamental grasses and sedges 5 Herbaceous perennial 3 Ground cover 2 Turfgrass 2