Top native true sedges

1 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 1 Part shade 1 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 1

Soil

Sand 1 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Wet soil 8 Heat 3 Dry soil 2 Erosion 2 Heavy shade 2 Insect pests 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Ground cover 1 Herbaceous perennial 1 Ornamental grasses and sedges 1

Pennsylvania Sedge Carex pensylvanica keystone caterpillars 33 food 55 flowers 5