Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Cactus, Spurge
Origin
Europe, Western Asia
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Types
Blue Dune Lyme Grass
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Number of Varieties
7-
0
40000
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Habitat
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, sandy seeps, Well Drained
Desert, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 7
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm200.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
75.00 cm6.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Creamy Yellow
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Needle like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, occasional watering once established
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune grass to maintain level
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
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Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Insects
Allergy
Pollen
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Borders, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Stem
Leaf Stalks
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover
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Botanical Name
ELYMUS glaucus
PACHYCEREUS weberi
Common Name
Blue Lyme Grass, Blue Wildrye
candelabro
In Hindi
Blue Lyme Grass
candelabro
In German
Blau Lyme Grass
candelabro
In French
Bleu Lyme Herbe
candelabro
In Spanish
Azul hierba de Lyme
candelabro
In Greek
Μπλε Lyme Grass
candelabro
In Portuguese
Azul Lyme grama
candelabro
In Polish
Niebieska Trawa Lyme
candelabro
In Latin
Blue Lyme Grass
candelabro
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Caryophyllales
Family
Poaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Elymus
Browningia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Triticeae
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Subfamily
Pooideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
2-
1
27800
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