Top native fescues

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 3 Part shade 3 Dappled shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 1

Water use

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Dry soil 1 Foot traffic 1

Form

Habit

Arching 1 Creeping 1 Erect 1

Plant type

Ornamental grasses and sedges 3 Perennial 2 Ground cover 1 Turfgrass 1