Leymus condensatus, Giant Rye
$12.00
California native Giant Wild Rye
A native gray-blue evergreen grass that spreads by rhizomes. One of the tallest California Native grasses. If watered regularly this grass can reach up to six feet tall and three feet wide. Cut the grass back to the ground in May or June. It is a warm season grower. This plant produces a pollen that can produce an allergic reaction.
- Plant in full sun to light shade
- Best in well-drained sandy or clay soil, tolerates all but soggy soils
- Great companion plant under evergreen oaks
- Drought resistant
- Attracts butterflies
- Hardy up to 10 degrees
- Native to California
- Easy to grow