Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Grass
Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Asia, Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
-
Blue Lyme Grass
Number of Varieties
87
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Rocky areas
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, sandy seeps, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-74-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7 - 1
10 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm150.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm75.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Pink
Creamy Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Light Yellow, Pink, Steel Blue
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Pollution, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Root Division, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, occasional watering once established
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in early summer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
Insects
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Pollution, Salt
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Insects
Butterflies
Allergy
Corydalis
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects
Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Sedative
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Stem
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CORYDALIS sempervirens
LEYMUS arenarius 'Blue Dune'
Common Name
Colic Weed, Pale Fumewort, Pale Corydalis
Blue Dune Lyme Grass, Sand Ryegrass
In Hindi
Capnoides
Blue Dune Lyme Grass
In German
Capnoides
Blau Dune Lyme Grass
In French
capnoides
Bleu Dune Lyme Herbe
In Spanish
Capnoides
Azul Duna hierba de Lyme
In Greek
Capnoides
Μπλε Dune Lyme Grass
In Portuguese
Capnoides
Azul Dune Lyme grama
In Polish
Capnoides
Niebieska Trawa Dune z Lyme
In Latin
capnoides
Blue Dune Lyme Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Magnoliophyta
Class
Agaricomycetes
Liliopsida
Order
Agaricales
Cyperales
Family
Fumariaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Hypholoma
Elymus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Fumarieae
Triticeae
Subfamily
Fumarioideae
Pooideae
Number of Species
125
1
27800
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