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Leymus cinereus

Leymus cinereus

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial
Growth—

Leymus cinereus is a very winter hardy plant and has a rather broad climatic adaptation, though it prefers cycles of wet winters and dry summers. It can be found at elevations from 600 - 2,700 metres. It grows best in areas with an average annual precipitation within the range 200 - 500mm or more[1]. Succeeds in most soils, preferring a sandy soil and a sunny position[2, 3]. It is most common in the wild on deep soils with high water holding capacities, and is not adapted to shallow soils[1]. The plant can tolerate moderate levels of salt in the soil[1]. Established plants are very drought tolerant[1].

Propagation

Seed - sow mid spring in situ and only just cover the seed[3]. Germination should take place within 2 weeks. If the supply of seed is limited, it can also be sown in mid spring in a cold frame. Only just cover the seed. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in summer[PFAF] Division in spring or summer[3]. Very easy, larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Leymus+cinereus>

Pollinators

Wind

References

  1. [1]Plants Database — United States Department of Agriculture · http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet ↩︎An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants.
  2. [2]RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 — F. Chittendon. · Oxford University Press · 1951 · ISBN - ↩︎Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [ 200 ]).
  3. [3]Ornamental Grasses. — Grounds. R. · Christopher Helm · 1989 · ISBN 0-7470-1219-9 ↩︎Cultivation details of many of the grasses and bamboos. Well illustrated.
  4. [4]Manual of the Grasses of the United States — Hitchcock. A. S. · Dover Publications. New York. · 1971 · ISBN 0-486-22717-0 ↩︎A nice and comprehensive flora, though a bit dated. Good line drawings of each plant, plus a brief idea of the habitat and a few notes on plant uses. Not for the casual reader.
  5. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎