Canada Wild Rye

Common Name: Canada Wild Rye Scientific Name: Elymus canadensis Layer: Groundcover, Vignette, Structure Light Conditions: Sun, Part-sun, Shade Soil Conditions: Dry, Moist-drained, Moist Bloom Colour: Green Season of Interest: Spring Suitable for: Lawn replacement, Septic bed, Shoreline Description: This is a grass that gets things going, at the start of a project and also at the start of the season, when it greens up early. Its seed heads are a striking bonus.
  • Common Name: Canada Wild Rye
  • Scientific Name: Elymus canadensis
  • Layer: Groundcover, Vignette, Structure
  • Light Conditions: Sun, Part-sun, Shade
  • Soil Conditions: Dry, Moist-drained, Moist
  • Bloom Colour: Green
  • Season of Interest: Spring
  • Suitable for: Lawn replacement, Septic bed, Shoreline
  • Description: This is a grass that gets things going, at the start of a project and also at the start of the season, when it greens up early. Its seed heads are a striking bonus.