Elymus repens (Couch grass)

Cultivation

Grows in any soil but thrives in light, sandy soil. Considered by most to be a pernicious weed, spreading rapidly by underground rhizomes and quickly forming a dense mat of roots in the soil, strangling nearby plant growth.

Suggested uses

Wildlife

UK hardiness

H7

USDA zones

Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9

Sunset zone

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Low
South Inland = Low
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Clump-forming

Native to

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia, Great Britain

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic