Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
Europe
Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Asia, Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
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Blue Lyme Grass
Number of Varieties
157
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, sandy seeps, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-74-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-4
10 - 1
Sunset Zone
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm150.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,070.00 cm75.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green
Creamy Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green, Sea Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gold, Copper, Bronze
Light Yellow, Pink, Steel Blue
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic and Ovate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Transplanting
Root Division, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
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 branches, 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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
Beech tarcrust
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Pollution, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Allergy
Mildly Toxic
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Tree trunks
Stem
Other Uses
Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Fagus sylvatica
LEYMUS arenarius 'Blue Dune'
Common Name
Copper Beech, European Beech, Purple Beech
Blue Dune Lyme Grass, Sand Ryegrass
In Hindi
Copper Beech
Blue Dune Lyme Grass
In German
Copper Beech
Blau Dune Lyme Grass
In French
Hêtre pourpre
Bleu Dune Lyme Herbe
In Spanish
Copper Beech
Azul Duna hierba de Lyme
In Greek
Copper Beech
Μπλε Dune Lyme Grass
In Portuguese
Copper Beech
Azul Dune Lyme grama
In Polish
Czerwony buk
Niebieska Trawa Dune z Lyme
In Latin
Copper Beech
Blue Dune Lyme Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Fagales
Cyperales
Family
Fagaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Fagus
Elymus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Triticeae
Subfamily
-
Pooideae
Number of Species
1325
1
27800
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