blue lyme grass
Leymus arenarius
USDA zones4 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Blue, green
- Foliage color
- Blue, cream/tan, gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Blue lyme grass (Leymus arenarius) is a grass for ground cover, xeriscape, rain garden, and container plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and forms arching clumps of blue foliage that tolerate drought and salt. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. Give it room to spread.
Pairs well with Deergrass, Blue wild indigo, and Ironweed.
Native range
Northern and Western Europe.