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Beginner
skill rating |
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0.5m
max. spread |
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0.75m
max. height |
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2-5 years
to maturity |
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1 hour care
per year |
Botanical name: Elymus hispidus
Other names: Hairy couch, Intermediate wheatgrass, Thinopyrum intermedium , Elytrigia intermedia , Elymus intermedius
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Genus: Elymus
Species: E. hispidus - E. hispidus is a loosely tufted, perennial grass with erect to arching, linear, bristly, silver-blue leaves and upright stems bearing slender, insignificant flowers spikes in summer.
Elymus hispidus is: Deciduous
Flower: Insignificant or absent, Yellow-brown in Summer
Foliage: Blue, Silvery-grey in Spring; Silvery-grey, Blue in Summer; Silvery-grey, Blue in Autumn
Habit: Arching, Tall
Elymus hispidus (Hairy couch) will reach a height of 0.75m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Foliage only, Gravel, Rock
Cultivation: Prefers acid to neutral soil will easily grow in any moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. May self-seed freely in gravel.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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