500 CANADIAN RYE Elymus Canadensis Grain Grazing Grass Ground Cover Seeds

DESCRIPTION:

NAME: Canadian Rye

OTHER COMMON NAMES: Canada Rye / Canada Wild Rye / Nodding Rye

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Elymus Canadensis

COLOR: Yellow, Green - Tan, Purple

PLANT SEEDS: Spring or Fall

BLOOM TIME: June - Aug

HARDINESS ZONE: 2 - 9

PLANT HEIGHT: 2 - 4'

PLANT SPACING: 2 - 3'

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun

SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average

QUANTITY: 500 Seeds

OTHER: Canadian Rye is a perennial bunch grass native to the prairies of North America. Rye is valuable plant with a variety of uses.

Rye is grown as a grazing crop for livestock such as cattle, or as a ground cover for prairies. It is used for erosion control, & it provides food & habitat for a wide variety of wildlife. It is a host plant for Zabulon Skipper Butterfly.

Canadian Rye is also grown as an ornamental. The plants look great year round. The leaves are bluish-green, & the showy spiky flower & seed heads measure up to 10" long. The nodding seed heads arch & bend, looking lovely blowing in the breeze. The seed heads stay on the plant into the winter, & the seeds are a favorite of birds & other small critters. They are also quite popular in dried floral arrangements.

The plants are quite tolerant, & will grow in most soils. They are able to grow in soil that is shallow, sandy, or a heavy clay, & tolerate drought well. This rye has no problem growing in coastal conditions. They can also be grown in containers.

We also have other types of Rye, plus Oats, Barley, Wheat, Canola, & more!

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