Top native Cariceae

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

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4 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 4 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 2 Moist 4 Wet 3

Water use

Medium 1 High 1

Soil

Sand 2 Loam 3 Clay 2 Organic 3

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Heat 2 Wet soil 2

Form

Habit

Clumping 12 Spreading 4 Arching 2 Mounding 2 Creeping 1 Erect 1

Plant type

Ground cover 4 Herbaceous perennial 4 Ornamental grasses and sedges 4