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Poaceae
Bearded couch
Elymus caninus
Also known as Bearded wheatgrass, Bearded couch grass, Elymus caninus, Elymus caninus var. donianus
Native Plants · Grass · Perennial · Woodland · Shade Tolerant · Cool Season · Naturalistic · Poaceae · Wildlife · Ground Cover · Meadow
Bearded couch is a cool-season perennial grass native to woodland edges and shaded habitats across Eurasia, making it an excellent choice for naturalistic or meadow-style plantings. It thrives in part shade with average moisture and requires very little ongoing care once established. It is best used in wildlife gardens or ecological restoration projects rather than ornamental borders.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately to keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–8
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 2a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 6 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland
- Attracts
- Birds, Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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