Leymus (Elymus) triticoides--Hedgerow short

Common Name:
Creeping wild rye
Plant Type:
Grass
Family:
Poaceae (The Grass Family)
Geographic Origin:
California
California Native?:
Yes

Plant Size:
2-3 feet high
Landscape/Garden Uses:
Meadows
Flowering Season:
Summer

Flower Color:
Green/Greenish
Exposure:
Sun or shade
Soils:
Most soils

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate to little watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 10 degrees F. or less

Leymus triticoides has widely spreading rhizomes that produce slender erect stems and create a soft undulating green mass when viewed from a distance. Delicate flowering stems are wandlike, holding the narrow flower clusters above the foliage. This selection from Hedgerow Farms is shorter than typical Leymus triticoides, with foliage reaching about 2 feet. This grass can be useful for erosion control, summer dry meadows or large scale plantings. It can be mowed. Sun or light shade, most soils, moderate to little watering when established. Hardy to 10 degrees F. or less.