Top native carex sect. griseae

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

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29 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 6 Full shade 5

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 2 Well drained 1 Moist 7 Wet 2

Water use

Medium 1 High 1

Soil

Loam 1 Clay 1 Organic 4

Soil pH

Acid 3 Neutral 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Dry soil 1 Heat 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 4 Mounding 2 Spreading 1

Plant type

Ornamental grasses and sedges 29 Perennial 25 Ground cover 4 Herbaceous perennial 4