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ELYMUS canadensis 'Icy Blue'
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Origin: | Cultivar. Native in North Amerika: riverbanks, prairies, open ground. |
| Special Features: | Gently nodding spikes. Nice blue-grey clump-forming. ELYMUS canadensis has nice inflorescens, which remain attractive long into winter. Easy to grow, fast growing, usefull as nurse crop for slower-growing prairie grasses and perennials. It is moderately drought tolerant and winter hardy. It has good tolerance to salinity and tolerates shade very well. |
| Basic Colour: | (blue) |
| Flower Colour: | blue spikes |
| Natural Flowering Period: | June - October |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z3 - Z8
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| Foliage: | erect or arching culms and flat, wide, waxy green, pointed leaves that grow from the base of the stem to the spike |
| Growth Habit: | clumping |
| Height with Flowers: | 140 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 40 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / moist / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | ornamental foliage plant / decorative fruit |
| Usage: | suitable for cutting |
| Portion weight: | 0.4 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 4.44444 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
225 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
15 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 2 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 72 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(16) See 15 with the exception of germination being slower and more irregular. This poses no problems. (15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Sowing to Germination: | 1 - 2 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") / 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") / 2-3 plugs per 15 cm (6") / 2 plugs per 15 cm (6") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
