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Top native bluegrasses

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

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3 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Moist 1

Water use

Low 1 Medium 2

Toughness

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Form

Plant type

Ornamental grasses and sedges 3 Perennial 3
  • Swamp Meadow-grass Poa palustris keystone caterpillars 34 food 19 flowers 1
  • Pine Bluegrass Poa secunda keystone caterpillars 30 food 7 flowers 1
  • Texas Bluegrass Poa arachnifera keystone caterpillars 16 food 7 flowers 1

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