Grey Dawn Creeping Wild Rye

Carried by 18 nurseries

Estimated plant range Estimated plant range

Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant description

Tolerates almost any soil type. Prefers sun in coastal sites, and sun or part shade in inland sites. Selected for use in the garden, horticultural selection from Elymus triticoides. Introduced by Suncrest Nurseries.

Plant overview

Plant type

Grass

Size

2 - 3 ft Tall
2 - 3 ft Wide

Form

spreading

Growth rate

Fast

Dormancy

Evergreen

Flowering season

Summer

Special uses

Groundcover

Landscaping information

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Ease of care

Easy

Cold tolerance

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil description

Tolerates a wide variety of soils. Tolerates sodic soil..
Soil PH: 6.0 - 9.0

Sunset Zones

1*, 2, 3, 4*, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11*, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Companion plants

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Use under Oaks (Quercus spp.), Cottonwoods (Populus spp.), Sycamores (Platanus racemosa) and Willows (Salix spp.) along with Milkweed (Asclepias spp.), Seaside Daisy (Erigeron spp.), Coffeeberry (Frangula spp.), Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), Vervain (Verbena lasiostachys), and Hollyleaf Redberry (Rhamnus ilicifolia).

Toyon

Heteromeles arbutifolia

Western Sycamore

Platanus racemosa

Hollyleaf Redberry

Rhamnus ilicifolia

Vervain

Verbena lasiostachys

Wildlife supported

Bats

Caterpillars

Butterflies

Alternative names

Common names:

Grey Dawn Creeping Wild Rye

Botanical names:

Leymus triticoides 'Grey Dawn'

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