Top native grasses

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

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23 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 16 Part shade 13 Dappled shade 6 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 8 Well drained 13 Moist 14 Wet 6

Water use

Low 8 Medium 7 High 1

Soil

Rocky 10 Sand 27 Loam 23 Clay 21 Organic 10

Soil pH

Acid 13 Neutral 10 Alkaline 5

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Black walnut 7 Salt 7 Heat 6 Pollution 6 Poor soil 6 Dry soil 5 Wet soil 5 Erosion 4 Humidity 4 Foot traffic 3 Insect pests 2 Compaction 1 Diseases 1 Heavy shade 1 Rabbits 1

Form

Habit

Erect 14 Clumping 13 Spreading 9 Arching 4 Dense 3 Mounding 3 Creeping 2 Horizontal 1 Multi stemmed 1 Open 1 Prostrate 1

Plant type

Ornamental grasses and sedges 23 Herbaceous perennial 8 Ground cover 4 Perennial 4 Turfgrass 3 Weed 2 Annual 1 Edible 1