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Elymus hispidus | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Elymus hispidus

Elymus hispidus

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Elymus
Family: Poaceae

About this plant

Loosely tufted perennial grass about 75cm tall, with upright or arching, linear, bristly, pale silvery-blue leaves to 20cm long and slender flower spikes of up to 8-flowered spikelets in early and midsummer

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ChalkLoamSandyClay

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in any moist but well-drained soil in full sun. See ornamental grasses cultivation

Pruning

Cut back to ground level in late autumn

Propagation

Propagate by seed in situ in autumn or spring or propagate by division from mid spring to early summer

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

May be susceptible to a rust

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverRock GardenWildflower MeadowBanks Slopes

Planting Places

OutdoorPond Margins

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Clump FormingFloating

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years