Elymus virginicus

Virginia Wild Rye

A versatile shade tolerant warm season grass which grows just over 3' tall and offers great perennial competition against Japanese Stiltgrass. Its graceful arching seed heads are tan in color and have a good long winter persistence. It grows well in a range of soil from clay to loamy. When grown in mass, it gives a nice savannah style aesthetic quality to the eastern woodlands.

Bloom Color

Green

Characteristics & Attributes

Exposure

•	Partial Shade
•	Shade

Mature Height

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2' - 4'

Spread Characteristics

•	Rhizomatous - Med

Season of Interest (Flowering)

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Fall

Season of Interest (Foliage)

•	Spring
•	Summer

Pond Zonation

•	Flood Plain - Upland

Foliage Color

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Green

Wildlife Benefits

•	Cover
•	Food
•	Nesting
•	Songbirds
•	Waterfowl

Critter Resistance

•	Deer Resistant

Wetland Indicator Status

•	FAC
•	FACW-

Plant Type

•	Cool Season Grass
•	Flowering Perennial

Attributes

•	Bio Remediation
•	Dried Flower
•	Drought Tolerant
•	Erosion Control
•	Fibrous Roots
•	Mass Planting
•	Native
•	Naturalizing
•	Rain Garden
•	Storm Water Basin

USDA Hardiness Zone

•	3
•	4
•	5
•	6
•	7
•	8