arctic brome
Bromus kalmii
USDA zones3 to 6
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterNeeds dry soil
Sizeup to 24 inches tall
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow , green
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand
Notes
Arctic brome (Bromus kalmii) is a grass for naturalizing, dry gardens, and meadow plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and dry, sandy soil. It grows 2 to 3 feet tall on slender stems. The drooping seedheads carry flattened, wheat-like spikelets, and they appear in early to late summer.
Pairs well with Prairie junegrass, Maiden pink, and Sego lily.
Native range
CT, DC, IA, IL, and 19 more places. See all 23
CT, DC, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SD, VA, VT, WI, WV; MB, ON, and QC.