Top native carpetgrasses

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 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1

Soil pH

Toughness

Resists

Compaction 1 Heat 1 Humidity 1 Poor soil 1

Form

Habit

Erect 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

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