PlantsShade & Groundcovers
Bottlebrush Grass
Elymus hystrix
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
Shade-tolerant bottlebrush grass
EasyShade & GroundcoversAlso Grasses & Sedges
- Light
- Part shade–shade
- Moisture
- Dry–medium
- Mature size
- 3–5 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Seedheads Jun–Aug
- How it spreads
- Clumping / self-seeding
- What to buy
- Plug for small gardens; seed for larger matrices and restorations.
- When to plant
- Plugs: Apr–May or late Aug–Sep. Seed: dormant sow after the first hard frost or use the species-specific protocol.
In the design
Leave standing through winter; cut back in early spring.
