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Elymus canadensis
Prairie Wildrye
Item #: 2014
Category: Grasses
Habit: Perennial
Height: 2-4 feet
Planting Rates:
D-Pak covers 200 sq ft
10 lb per acre
1 lb. covers 4,300 sq. ft.
Suggested seeding rates can be increased 3-4 times or more for fuller coverage sooner.
Price:
1 D-Pak - $9.00
1-9 lbs. $26.95 per lb.
10-49 lbs. - $26.45 per lb.
50+ lbs. - $25.95 per lb.
SOIL TYPE |
SUNLIGHT |
Soil Moisture |
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Loam |
Clay |
Caliche |
Full |
Partial |
Dappled |
Shade |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Dry Medium Moist |
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Description
Grows abundantly on moist open prairie sites, but is also found in shaded areas. It is one of the few native grasses that does well in shade. This cool season grass begins growth in the fall and grows slowly through the winter, maturing in late spring to early summer. It mixes nicely with all other warm-season native grasses. Its seedlings are vigorous and produce ground cover rapidly. Height with seed head is 2 to 4 feet. It is a larval food source for butterflies, and the grain from seed is an important food for wildlife.
Prairie Wildrye is also available by live roots (click here):
Prairie Wildrye growing happily in full shade by a flowing side rapid of Independence Creek in west Texas (above)
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