Rice Cut Grass (Leersia oryzoides)
Rice Cut Grass is a 3' to 5' tall native perennial cool season grass that features exceptionally sharp small teeth on leaf margins that can do serious damage to flesh or clothing. Rice Cut Grass is a wetland plant most commonly found near ponds, swamps, ditches, beaver ponds, or other habitats where the soil is saturated most of the year. It tolerates full sun or partial shade. It spreads by creeping rhizomes and can form dense colonies. Rice Cut Grass is valuable for wildlife food and cover, wetland restoration, erosion control, and treatment of soil contaminants. Prices listed are based on pure live seed weight, not bulk weight. You are only paying for viable seed.
Species Details
Common Name (Botanical Name) | Rice Cut Grass (Leersia oryzoides) |
Alternatative Common Names | Rice Cutgrass |
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Bloom Season | Summer |
Group | Grasses and Grass-Like |
Bloom Color | Green |
Duration | Perennial |
Soil moisture | Medium (Mesic);Wet (Hydric) |
Soil texture | Coarse (Sand);Medium (Silt/Loam);Fine (Clay) |
Sun Exposure | Full Sun;Part Shade |
Status | Native |
Wetland status | OBL |
pH | Acidic;Neutral;Alkaline |
pH Values | 5.1/8.8 |
Average height | 4-5ft |
USDA Zones | 3a;3b;4a;4b;5a;5b;6a;6b;7a;7b;8a;8b;9a;9b; |
RNS Region | 1;2;3;4;5;6;7 |
Planting rate/Acre | Not Recommended |
Seeds Per Lb. | 498000 |
Seeds Per Oz | 31125 |
Seeds Per Packet | 1125 |
Product Benefits | Wildlife Cover;Wildlife Food;Erosion Control; |