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Virginia Wildrye

Elymus virginicus

Item: #
2035

1 Ft - 3 Ft Height

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Perennial

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Blooms Mar - May

Soil Type

Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche

Soil Moisture

Medium Soil Moisture Moist Soil

Sunlight

Full
Partial
Dappled
Shade

Seed
Rate

What's the Seeding Rate?

**LAWN & GARDEN: High density rate improves fill and establishment while reducing weed opportunity **OPEN SPACE: Economical rangeland density for larger acreage but requires longer establishment period

Lawn & Garden:

1 LB covers 1750 sq ft

Open Space:

12 LB per acre

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$13.00 - $95.00

Similar to Prairie Wildrye, this plant is found on bottomlands, low prairies, stream banks, and edges of woods, in moist fertile soils. Virginia wild rye is very palatable and nutritious for livestock, but becomes tough when mature. It is excellent for establishing vegetation in shady areas. It mixes nicely with all other warm-season native grasses. Its seedlings are vigorous and produce ground cover rapidly. It is a larval food source for butterflies, and the grain from seed is an important food for wildlife.