Canada Wild Rye (Elymus canadensis) Starter Live Plant – Native Ornamental Grass

About This Plant

Canada Wild Rye (Elymus canadensis) is a native cool-season ornamental grass valued for its graceful arching seed heads, blue-green foliage, and ecological benefits. This greenhouse-grown starter live plant forms a native clump and provides visual interest with nodding seed heads from late spring through summer. It is drought-tolerant once established and requires low maintenance.

What You Will Receive

One healthy, greenhouse-grown Canada Wild Rye starter live plant, carefully packaged for safe arrival.

🌿 What's Included

• 1 Canada Wild Rye Starter Live Plant
• Healthy starter live plant
• Greenhouse-grown plant
• Carefully packaged for shipping

✨ Features

• Graceful arching seed heads with long awns
• Blue-green foliage
• Native cool-season clump-forming grass
• Excellent for prairie restorations, native landscapes, erosion control
• Provides food and shelter for birds and wildlife; host plant for several native butterflies and skippers
• Low-maintenance, drought-tolerant once established
• Greenhouse grown for healthy establishment

🌱 Growing Information

• Botanical Name: Elymus canadensis
• Common Name: Canada Wild Rye
• Plant Size: Starter live plant
• Light: Full sun to partial shade
• Growing Media: Well-draining average soils (sandy, loamy, rocky, clay)
• Water: Water regularly during establishment, then water occasionally once established
• Humidity: Adaptable
• USDA Hardiness: Zones 3–9
• Mature Size: Approximately 2–5 feet tall and 1–3 feet wide

🌼 Perfect For

• Native Plant Gardens
• Prairie Gardens
• Wildlife Gardens
• Pollinator Habitats
• Meadow Plantings
• Naturalized Landscapes
• Erosion Control
• Gifts for Gardeners