Scientific Name
Elymus arenarius (Leymus arenarius)

Common Name
Blue lyme grass

Hardiness Zones: 4-10
Height: 3 to 4'
Light Requirements: Sun or light shade
Soil/Moisture: Tolerant of wet and dry soil
Form/Texture: Coarse texture; spreading; irregular to narrow upright habit
Inflorescence: Narrow, blue green spike in early summer that turns beige
Comments: Cool season grass but tolerant of hot weather; steel-blue flat foliage; can be invasive (spreads by rhizomes)
Cultivars:
Blue Dune

Glaucus (Blue lyme grass): 2-4'
 

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