1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southern Europe
Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Asia, Central Asia, Western Asia
1.4 Types
not available
Blue Lyme Grass
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Temperate Regions
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, sandy seeps, Well Drained
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 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
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Gray
Creamy Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Light Yellow, Pink, Steel Blue
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves
Grass like
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Summer
Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Pollution, Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Root Division, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep the Soil well drained
Average Water Needs, occasional watering once established
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut back old stems to the ground, 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
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Complete balanced fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Free of serious pests and diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Pollution, Salt
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Farmland, small hedge, Wild gardens
Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, soil stabilisation
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Digestive, Liver problems, Skin Disorders, Tonic
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Branch, Fibres, Flower Stalk, Gum, Leaves, Twigs
Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used for fragrance, Used to make hair tonic
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ARTEMISIA abrotanum
LEYMUS arenarius 'Blue Dune'
7.2 Common Name
lad's love , southern wormwood , old man , boy's love , appleringie , sitherwood
Blue Dune Lyme Grass, Sand Ryegrass
7.2.1 In Hindi
southernwood
Blue Dune Lyme Grass
7.2.2 In German
Eberraute
Blau Dune Lyme Grass
7.2.3 In French
aurone ou citronnelle
Bleu Dune Lyme Herbe
7.2.4 In Spanish
Artemisia abrotanum
Azul Duna hierba de Lyme
7.2.5 In Greek
Artemisia abrotanum
Μπλε Dune Lyme Grass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Abrótano
Azul Dune Lyme grama
7.2.7 In Polish
Bylica boże drzewko
Niebieska Trawa Dune z Lyme
7.2.8 In Latin
Southernwood
Blue Dune Lyme Grass
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species