Giant Wild Rye
Leymus condensatus
Bold, blue-tinged bunchgrass that towers with stiff flower spikes. A striking architectural grass, treasured in the form 'Canyon Prince,' that spreads to hold dry banks. The seed has been ground into flour for bread, though it's small and fiddly to harvest.
- Family
- Poaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 8.5–8.5 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host
- Landscape uses
- specimen, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- CA
Related native plants
More Leymus species
- Great Basin Wild Rye (Leymus cinereus)
- American Dunegrass (Leymus mollis)
- Beardless Wildrye (Leymus triticoides)