Elymus virginicus
Common name: Virginia Wild Rye
The most common of our woodland ryes in the Chicago-land area. It can stand much more disturbed sites than many grasses and does well in drainage areas with light shade. Slightly bigger than the other two woodland ryes, but with smaller seed heads. Great plant for hard to grow places.
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Plant Details
Plant type
Grasses, Sedges and Rushes
Soil type
Mesic (Not too Wet Not too Dry), Moist Mesic, Wet
Light exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun / Part Shade, Shade
Bloom period
Summer
Urban environment
Compacted/New Construction Soils, Yards that Flood
Habitat
Prairie Grasslands, Sandy Soils, Savannas
Growth form
Colonizing / Spreading, Rhizomatous/stoloniferous
Growth rate
Fast
Flower color
Green White
Fall color
Yellow
Size
- Mature height
- 2 Feet
- Mature width
- 1 Inches
- Max height
- 4 Feet
- Max width
- 1 Inches