Rice Cut Grass
Leersia oryzoides
A water-loving, cool-season grass
About Rice Cut Grass
Also known as sicklegrass, Rice Cutgrass is a cool-season grass that ripens late more like many warm-season species. It is found in wet, sunny to partially shaded areas most commonly near streams, ponds, ditches, canals, and freshwater marshes. It has a low drought tolerance, and no salt tolerance. Rice Cutgrass is an important food source for the Least Skipper butterfly and is considered highly palatable for grazing. Use this plant in moist soils and for soil stabalization.
PHOTO COURTESY OF: Anna Gardner, Sept. 3, 2002, hosted by Iowa State University - Grasses of Iowa
Purchase Rice Cut Grass
This product is sold by the Pure Live Seed (PLS) pound.
Product Details
| Height Range: | 36 - 60 inches |
| Seeding Rate: | Broadcast: 1lb PLS/ac Drilled: 1lb PLS/ac |
| Seeds Per Pound: | 360,000 |
| Growing Season: | Warm Season |
| Lifespan: | Perennial |
| Planting Season: | Spring Winter/Dormant |
| Target Solution: |
Drought Tolerant Sand Tolerant Shade Tolerant Full Sun Erosion Control High Elevation Quick Establishment Low Maintenance Deer Resistant Ideal for Birds Ideal for Bees All Purpose Solution |
| Use: |
Conservation Ground Cover & Erosion Control Landscape & Ornamental Revegetation Wildlife Habitat & Food Multi-Purpose Use |
| Blooming Season: | August - September |