Other common names
amdowellt, European dune grass, sea lyme grass, sea lyme-grass
Synonyms
Elymus arenarius, Leymus arenarius 'Glaucus'
Grass Like
Densely tufted grass to 1.5m tall, with long rhizomes, forming loose, spreading clumps of arching, pale, blue-grey leaves about 60cm long. Produces stiff, upright stems bearing spike-like racemes 35cm long of blue-grey then buff spikelets throughout summer
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Chalk, Loam, Sand
Max Height
1-1.5 metres
Max Spread
wider than 8 metres