Elymus arenarius
DUNE GRASS
- Bright Blue foliage
- cool season grass
- Straw color flower heads rise above foliage
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Elymus arenarius 'Blue Dune'
BLUE DUNE LYME GRASS
- AKA Leymus arenarius 'Blue Dune'
- Forms a slightly arching upright clump
- Coarse silver-blue leaves are 1 cm wide at the base and grow to a narrow point.
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Elymus canadensis
CANADA WILD RYE
- Grass has a slightly arching upright habit and forms a loose clump
- Leaf blades can range in colour from green to bluish-green, depending on growing conditions
- Nodding seed heads emerge green, changing to a light tan in the summer
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Elymus canadensis 'Icy Blue'
ICY BLUE CANADA WILD RYE
- Grass has a slightly arching upright habit and forms a loose clump
- Leaf blades bright blue
- Nodding seed heads emerge green, changing to a light tan in the summer
HEIGHT: 130-140 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Elymus virginicus
VIRGINIA WILD RYE
- Grass has a slightly arching upright habit and forms a loose clump
- Coarse leaf blades are grayish-green
- Flower spikes emerge green, change to brown and are a bit thicker than E. canadensis
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Eragrostis spectabilis
PURPLE LOVE GRASS
- This grass has a mounding habit and forms a disorganized clump
- Leaf blades are light green with a hint of red
- Foliage turns bronze-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 25-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Erianthus ravennae
PLUME GRASS
- AKA Saccharum ravennae
- Coarse gray-green leaves, up to 120 cm long, arch gracefully on tall sturdy stalks
- Plumes of pinkish-silver flowers rise well above foliage
HEIGHT: 150-300 cm · SPREAD: 125-200 cm