Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadense

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.

Gardening Suggestions for Canada Wild Rye:

Key Characteristics:

Average

Cut Flower

Dried Flower

Drought Tolerant

Container

Songbirds

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