Elymus canadense

Canada Wild Rye

This fast-growing prairie grass is not only attractive, it also serves as an excellent native nurse crop for prairie seedings. The beautiful curving seedheads on five foot tall stalks resemble cultivated rye. Grows on an incredible range of soils, including bare sand, gravel, raw clay subsoil and even damp soils. Excellent for inclusion in prairie mixes for revegetation of disturbed soils.

Easy-to-grow
Great in meadow plantings or as feature grass
Good cut or dried grass

More about Elymus canadense :

Plant at a rate of two to three pounds per acre with your prairie or meadow s eed mix. It will mature in the first or second year, ahead of the longer lived prairie grasses and flowers.

Height:

36-60 Inches

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Spread:

12-24 Inches

Hardiness Zone:

3 - 8

Great Companion Plants for Elymus canadense
Black-eyed Susan Black-eyed Susan
Ox-eye Sunflower Ox-eye Sunflower
Characteristics & Attributes
Exposure
• Full Sun
Soil Moisture Preference
• Average
Attracts Wildlife
• Upland Birds and Game
• Songbirds
Season of Interest (Foliage)
• Fall
Foliage Color
• Gold
Habit
• Perennial
Program
• Grow Native!
Attributes
• Dried Flower
• Naturalizing
• Drought Tolerant
• Sun-loving
• Border or Bed
• Erosion Control
• Wetlands and Streambank Stabilization
• Container
• Mass Planting
• Cut Flower
• Midwest Native