riverbank wildrye
Elymus riparius
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterNeeds moist soil
Sizeup to 5 feet tall
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
Riverbank wildrye (Elymus riparius) is a grass for meadow plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows up to 60 inches tall and has dark green leaves. Yellow blooms appear in mid summer. It is an essential component of streambank rehabilitation.
Pairs well with White wood aster, Marginal wood fern, and Steeplebush.
Native range
AR, CT, DC, DE, and 24 more places. See all 28
AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, and WV; ON.