Scientific Name
Elymus racemosa (Leymus racemosa)

Common Name
Giant blue wild rye

Hardiness Zones: 4-8
Height: 4'
Light Requirements: Sun or light shade
Soil/Moisture: Tolerant of wet and dry soil
Form/Texture: Coarse texture; spreading
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: Glaucus
 

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