Top native grasses

10 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 5 Part shade 5 Dappled shade 2 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 3 Well drained 6 Moist 5 Wet 5

Water use

Low 4 Medium 4 High 1

Soil

Rocky 10 Sand 27 Loam 23 Clay 21 Organic 10

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 2 Alkaline 2

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Salt 4 Wet soil 4 Black walnut 3 Dry soil 3 Pollution 3 Foot traffic 2 Erosion 1 Rabbits 1

Form

Habit

Erect 8 Clumping 5 Spreading 4 Arching 2 Dense 2 Mounding 2 Open 2 Creeping 1

Plant type

Ornamental grasses and sedges 10 Herbaceous perennial 3 Weed 2 Ground cover 1 Perennial 1 Turfgrass 1