Photo credit: Center for Urban Habitats

Elymus virginicus

Virginia Wild Rye

Family: Poaceae

Type: Perennial grass

Height: 1 - 3  ft 

Spread: 1 ft

Bloom: Yellow, March to May

Water: Medium

Sunlight: Part shade

Attracts: Butterflies, essential larval host for most branded skippers and satyrs, seed and forage for birds and small mammals, used for denning and nesting material.


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