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Great Basin wildrye
Leymus cinereus
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 2.0 ft. to 6.0 ft.
Spread: 1.0 ft. to 4.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Grass/Grass Like
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low, Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Inconspicious
- Leaf Color
- Blue Shades, Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Readily Suckers
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Screening, Winter Interest
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2, 3 - Soil Type
- Variable, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This is an important larval food host for many of our native invertebrates.
This is a great substitute for tall, exotic ornamental grasses.