Re: Two grasses for shade

Cindy and Bobbie,
     Blue Lyme grass is EXTREMELY invasive.  I thought it was so pretty at
the nursery.  Two years later, Brian and I spent at least 3 hours digging it
out and tracing roots and plants three and four feet from the original
plant.  That same year we put in Phragmites.  One month later we had plants
coming up 3 feet from the original.  We have, as you can guess, become quite
cautious in buying grasses.

Virginia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy Johnson" <cidjohnson323@ATTBI.COM>
To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: [SG] Two grasses for shade


Hi Bobbi,
I've never tried Blue Lyme Grass because I heard it's extremely invasive.
Anybody know?  I do like Snowy Woodrush though and if memory serves, I think
it's a native plant here.  It's a nice small grass and I've grown it in
dappled shade under oaks.  I moved it one year late in the season and didn't
keep it watered enough (at least that's what I thought).  It died over
winter and I've since replaced it.  It has a kind of fuzzy appearance to the
leaves and it stays in a nice clump.  I didn't realize there are cultivars
of it.
Cindy Johnson
White Bear Lake, MN
zone 4a
----- Original Message -----
Bobbi wrote:

I am considering growing these two grasses, which sound interesting, if I
can find them:
Blue Lyme Grass (Elymus arenarius);
Snowy Woodrush (Luzula nivea) and/or its CVs 'Marginata' and 'Snow Bird'.

Does anyone have any experience with any of them, advice, tips, thoughts?
How hard would they be to eradicate if I changed my mind about them?

Thanks,

Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6
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