Top native true sedges

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

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2 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 2 Dappled shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 2 Wet 2

Water use

Medium 1 High 1

Soil

Sand 2 Loam 2 Clay 1 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Wet soil 2 Heat 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 12 Spreading 4 Arching 2 Mounding 2 Creeping 1 Erect 1

Plant type

Ground cover 2 Herbaceous perennial 2 Ornamental grasses and sedges 2