Virginia Wild Rye
Elymus virginicus
Cool-season bunchgrass; one of the few natives that grows well in part shade. Quick establishment for restorations. The seed has been ground into flour, historically an important grain for some tribes.
- Family
- Poaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- specimen, border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AZ, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY
Related native plants
More Elymus species
- Bottlebrush Grass (Elymus hystrix)
- Canada Wild Rye (Elymus canadensis)
- Blue Wildrye (Elymus glaucus)
- Hairy Wild Rye (Elymus villosus)
- Slender Wheatgrass (Elymus trachycaulus)
- Thickspike Wheatgrass (Elymus lanceolatus)