Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
Europe, Western Asia
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Types
Blue Dune Lyme Grass
No Available
Number of Varieties
755
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40000
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Habitat
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, sandy seeps, Well Drained
All sorts of environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-94-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 7
8-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Spreading
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
75.00 cm550.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Creamy Yellow
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
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
Small elliptic
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, occasional watering once established
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune grass to maintain level
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
Pollen
Rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Formal Garden
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Stem
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used to make juice
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
ELYMUS glaucus
Malus Barbara Ann
Common Name
Blue Lyme Grass, Blue Wildrye
Barbara Ann Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple
In Hindi
Blue Lyme Grass
Crabapple
In German
Blau Lyme Grass
Crabapple
In French
Bleu Lyme Herbe
Crabapple
In Spanish
Azul hierba de Lyme
manzano silvestre
In Greek
Μπλε Lyme Grass
Crabapple
In Portuguese
Azul Lyme grama
Crabapple
In Polish
Niebieska Trawa Lyme
jabłoń
In Latin
Blue Lyme Grass
Crabapple
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Rosales
Family
Poaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Elymus
Malus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Triticeae
Maleae
Subfamily
Pooideae
Amygdaloideae
Number of Species
255
1
27800
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