Elymus canadense

Canada Wild Rye

Canada Wild Rye is a 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.

	Tough and tolerant
	Easy-to-establish
	Good ornamental grass

Height 36-60 Inches

Spread 12-24 Inches

Interesting Notes 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.

USDA Hardiness Zone 3 - 8

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