Virginia Wild Rye

Virginia Wild Rye Elymus virginicus Full sun to light shade, wet to medium moisture level, prefers fertile loam but tolerates a wide range of soils including clay, strongly acid to neutral pH.  3-4 feet height, blooms in summer, green flowers, re-seeds readily. Germination Code:  A Native Region:  Statewide Cool season.  Easy to grow, fast-growing grass.  Excellent for stabilizing wooded hillsides.  Also ideal for planting along woodland streams and floodplains.  May turn brown in the heat of Tennessee summers but re-grows in cooler weather of fall.  Attracts birds and butterflies; larval host for some skippers and satyrs. grass;sun;wet;clay grass;sun;wet;loam grass;sun;wet;sand grass;sun;medium;clay grass;sun;medium;loam grass;sun;medium;sand grass;sun/shade;wet;clay grass;sun/shade;wet;loam grass;sun/shade;wet;sand grass;sun/shade;medium;clay grass;sun/shade;medium;loam grass;sun/shade;medium;sand grass;shade;wet;clay grass;shade;wet;loam grass;shade;wet;sand grass;shade;medium;clay grass;shade;medium;loam grass;shade;medium;sand

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