Elymus villosus (Silky Wild Rye)

Elymus villosus (Silky Wild Rye) is a cool season grass of Midwest savanna and woodlands. Silky Wild Rye, flaunts a graceful nodding bristly seedhead reminiscent of rye in agricultural fields waving in the wind. Elymus villosus is an attractive grass for the shade garden or any woodland restoration.

• Sun Exposure Savanna/Woodland
• Soil Conditions Wet-Mesic, Mesic, Dry Mesic
• Height 3'-4'
• Flower Time June, July, August

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