Top native grasses

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

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58 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 30 Part shade 34 Dappled shade 2 Full shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 18 Well drained 8 Moist 23 Wet 6

Water use

Low 51 Medium 58 High 22

Soil

Rocky 4 Sand 7 Loam 7 Clay 8 Organic 4

Soil pH

Acid 4 Neutral 3 Alkaline 4

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Erosion 6 Black walnut 5 Dry soil 5 Wet soil 5 Poor soil 4 Salt 4 Heat 3 Pollution 3 Humidity 2 Foot traffic 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 8 Erect 8 Spreading 3 Arching 1 Columnar 1 Creeping 1 Dense 1 Mounding 1

Plant type

Ornamental grasses and sedges 58 Perennial 45 Annual 4 Herbaceous perennial 2 Ground cover 1 Turfgrass 1 Weed 1