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PRE — Plant Risk Evaluator

Leymus arenarius 'Blue Dune'

Common Name(s)
Sand Ryegrass

Is this plant a cultivar?  Yes

Name of Variety, or Name of Cultivar:
'Blue Dune'

Life History:  Perennial

Growth Form:  grass

Europe

Steel blue flat foliage that tends to grow in an arching habit. Useful for very specific situations as it is an aggressive grass. Tall flower spikes in mid summer turning beige.
This is a running cool season grass. Tolerant of a wide range of soils from wet to dry and full sun to partial shade...'Blue Dune' 24-30" very heat tolerant (Illinois.edu)

External Resources
GBIF Species Page
USDA Plants Database page
Tropicos Species Page
US National Germplasm Database
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