Top native flatsedges

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

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76 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 8 Part shade 6

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 4 Well drained 1 Moist 2 Wet 2

Water use

Medium 3 High 1

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Wet soil 2 Poor soil 1

Form

Habit

Ascending 1 Clumping 1 Dense 1 Erect 1 Mounding 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Ornamental grasses and sedges 69 Perennial 57 Annual 19 Herbaceous perennial 2 Weed 2 Edible 1