
Elymus hystrix - Bottle brush grass
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Elymus hystrix
Bottle brush grass
More About Bottle brush grass
- Cool season grass
- Great fall accent against dark background
Elymus hystrix, Bottle brush grass, grows in a wide range of soil conditions including heavy clay with dry to medium hydrology. Bottle brush grass can take a variety of light conditions from full sun to part shade. It grows 2-3' tall forming fairly loose upright tufts of narrowly bladed green leaves on avg 10" long. The greenish & somewhat bristly flower heads rising well above the foliage in summer resemble bottle brushes. Great perennial competition against Japanese Stiltgrass.
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