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Quaking Grass Briza media
30cm tall with quaking seed heads all summer. The native grass of chalk downland, but will do well in dry or moist open sites. Quaking GrassClick to Enlarge
Remote Sedge Carex remota
A delicate sedge of damp shady places. Bright lime green leaves and small brown flowers May June. Forms a tufted plant 30cm tall. Remote SedgeClick to Enlarge
Rough Meadow Grass Poa trivialis
A perennial grass with many procumbent tillers. 60 80cm tall with rough leaves and stems. Flowering June August and very common throughout British Isles. A good food plant of the Gatekeeper and many Skipper butterflies. Native of open woods, marshes and damp grassland. Rough Meadow GrassClick to Enlarge
Sand Sedge Carex arenaria
A yellow green creeping perennial of sandy coasts. Forms distinctive plant as new rosettes occur at each node on the rhizome and in straight lines. Rusty brown flowers June August. Sand SedgeClick to Enlarge
Sea Arrow Grass Triglochin maritima
15 60cm tall, clump forming perennial of saline places marshes and tidal river banks. Brown seeds on spiked stems July September. Sea Arrow GrassClick to Enlarge
Sheep's Fescue Festuca ovina
A slightly glaucous perennial grass for acid conditions. Flowers 25cm tall July August. Sheep's FescueClick to Enlarge
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata
To 1 metre tall in margins of lakes or acid wetland. Fruit forms a distinct wine bottle shape, hence name. Leaves often glaucous on upper surface, dark green beneath. Sheaths wine red. Flowers July September. Bottle SedgeClick to Enlarge
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosa
Very variable in habit from floating in running water to erect on damp soil. Our plant produces new plantlets by rooting at nodes. Remaining green all year, and producing brown flowers from late May to August. Bulbous RushClick to Enlarge
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
10 40cm tall creeping sedge. Brown/purple flowers from May June, and reddish black seeds July August. Carnation SedgeClick to Enlarge
Common Sedge Carex nigra
10 70cm tall plant with far creeping rhizomes and slender glaucous leaves. A variable plant, responsive to habitat, common over much of Britain. Flowers June August, the fruit becoming dark purple or black. Common SedgeClick to Enlarge
Common Spike rush Eleocharis palustris
30 70cm tall perennial of wet soils and pond margins. Stems densely tufted and can form large stands. A useful plant for edge of pond where it provides height without being invasive. Common Spike rushClick to Enlarge
Common Yellow Sedge Carex dimissa
5 40cm tall little plant of acid to neutral soils over much of Britain. Bright green leaves over wintering to a pale straw colour but early to start re growing in spring. Flowers and fruit in clusters, yellow/green July August. Common Yellow SedgeClick to Enlarge
Cotton Grass Eriophorum angustifolium
30cm tall perennial of wet acid soils throughout Britain. The seed heads are the 'cotton' of the name. Flowers June August. Cotton GrassClick to Enlarge
Curved Sedge Carex maritima
10 15cm tall sedge of sandy coasts, within the salt spray zone. A very rare plant of northern coasts from N. Lancs to Shetland. Long creeping rhizomes and loosely tufted shoots, curved brown flower heads make it easily distinguished. Treat as garden plant. Seed origin possibly European. Curved SedgeClick to Enlarge
False Fox Sedge Carex otrubae
A densely tufted perennial of wet places on heavy soils. Flowers June August, fruit until September. Often coastal. False Fox SedgeClick to Enlarge
Field Woodrush Luzula campestris
10 20cm tall flowering rush with reddish brown flowers April May. Excellent for growing in damp open sites. Field WoodrushClick to Enlarge
Fingered Sedge Carex digitata
Densely tufted perennial to 25cm. Flowers May July. The flower stems looking like fingers thus the name. Does well in short grass on alkaline soils in sun or semishade. Fingered SedgeClick to Enlarge
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
10 40cm tall creeping sedge. Brown/purple flowers from May June, and reddish black seeds July August. A native of wet or dry grassland on lime rich soils. Food plant of the Least Minor Moths. Glaucous SedgeClick to Enlarge
Greater Pond Sedge Carex riparia
100 150cm tall tussock forming perennial, spreading by strong rhizomes. Brown flowers from May July. A native of ponds, marshes and streamsides. Food plant of the Sword Grass moth. Greater Pond SedgeClick to Enlarge
Green ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Shortly creeping perennial of wet habitats and acid grasslands, often close to coast. Dying back in autumn but persisting as pink orange brown litter useful for over wintering insects to shelter in. Flowers May June, and fruit June August. Green ribbed SedgeClick to Enlarge
Grey Sedge Carex divulsa ssp divulsa
18 30cm tall greyish dark green leaves and greenish brown flowers. A plant of semi shade and waste ground, scattered over England and Wales. Grey SedgeClick to Enlarge
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
A creeping perennial of grassland in damper patches. Found on hedgebanks, marshes and dune slacks. Distinctive leaves, stems and fruit hairy on all surfaces. Fruit pale green June September. Hairy SedgeClick to Enlarge
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Densely tufted blue green stems to 60cm occasionally more.Dark brown flower clusters from June October. Found throughout Britain on marsh, dune slacks, wet meadows etc. Hard RushClick to Enlarge
Heath Woodrush Luzula multiflora
A tufted perennial to 60cm, brown/green flowers April June. A native of acid heaths, moors and woods throughout Britain. Heath WoodrushClick to Enlarge
Long Stalked Yellow Sedge Carex viridula
Densely tufted perennial for wet alkaline soils. Bright yellow green leaves and lighter yellow flowers and seeds July August. Long Stalked Yellow SedgeClick to Enlarge
Lesser Pond Sedge Carex acutiformis
60 150cm tall robust sedge of standing water. Can easily become the dominant plant in a dyke or pond. Leaves glaucous at first becoming dull green often tinged with wine red on dying. Flowers/fruit July September. Lesser Pond SedgeClick to Enlarge
Lyme Grass Leymus arenarius
Perennial grass with long, stout rhizomes. Foliage distinctive grey/blue and persistent throughout year. Flowers at 1.5 2 metres June July. A grass of mobile dunes. Lyme GrassClick to Enlarge
Marram Grass Ammophila arenaria
A strongly rhizomatous perennial of sand dunes. Able to withstand the arid conditions, and stabilizes mobile dunes. Marram GrassClick to Enlarge
Meadow Oat Grass Helictotrichon pratense
A tufted perennial grass to 80cm tall at flowering. A grass of base rich soils, common on chalk and limestone throughout mainland Britain. Flowers May August. Meadow Oat GrassClick to Enlarge
Small Timothy Phleum bertolonii
A perennial grass of alkaline conditions and an ancient hay meadow grass. Grows to 45cm and can be host to Yellow Rattle . Flowers June July. Small TimothyClick to Enlarge
Soft Rush Juncus effusus
60 120cm tall densely tufted perennial, with smooth glossy leaves. Pale brown flowers with yellowish brown seed capsules from June August. A native of damp pastures and streamsides, bogs and damp woods. Soft RushClick to Enlarge
Southern Woodrush Luzula fosteri
Tufted perennial of woods and hedgerows in southern England and Wales. Brown green flowers April June and hairy greyish leaves often edged with brown all year. Southern WoodrushClick to Enlarge
Star Sedge Carex echinata
10 40cm tall at flowering but stems usually deflexing to 2/3 this height. Flowers shiny mid yellow green forming star shaped clusters June August, and becoming mid brown on ripening. A plant of seasonally water logged soils often associated with Erica tetralix and Eriophorum vaginatum. Common over much of Britain. Star SedgeClick to Enlarge
Starved Wood Sedge Carex depauterata
30 100cm tall flowering stems, yellow green leaves. Flowers June July. A very rare plant of alkaline woods in Somerset and Surrey. Large utricles and few flowered spikes makes it easily distinguished. Origin definitely the nursery trade so keep it in. This one's antecedents doubtful please treat as garden plant. Starved Wood SedgeClick to Enlarge
Sweet Vernal Grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
A yellow/green perennial grass of ancient hay meadows. The bruised or dying leaves emit the distinctive fresh hay scent. One of the first grasses to flower, 30 45cm tall, April June. Sweet Vernal GrassClick to Enlarge
Tawny Sedge Carex hostiana
A loosely tufted to 65cm tall perennial of marshes and fens and damp flushes. 30 45cm tall tawny flowers May June. Tawny SedgeClick to Enlarge
Tufted Hair Grass Deschampsia cespitosa
1.5 2m tall at flowering. A perennial grass of lowland damp meadows andmarshes. Sharp edges of leaves can cut flesh so care when planting near children, otherwise quite an architectural plant for pondside or damp border. Tufted Hair GrassClick to Enlarge
Wood Sedge Carex sylvatica
A bright green perennial of damp woodland. Flower spikes to 45cm June July which hold seed well into autumn. Wood SedgeClick to Enlarge
Woodrush Luzula sylvatica
30 40cm large tussocks of strap like leaves and brown flowers April June. Really needs an acid leafy soil and moisture. Food plant of the Purple Clay Moth. WoodrushClick to Enlarge
Common Clubrush Schoenoplectus lacustris
Stems erect to 3metres, sometimes slightly glaucous, usually at least 1cm wide at mid-point. Native in shallow water of lakes, ponds, slow rivers, canals and dykes over most of Britain. Common ClubrushClick to Enlarge
Compact Rush Juncus conglomerates
Densely tufted with erect stems to 1metre, distinctly ridged and dull. Common throughout the British Isles in marshes, ditches, bogs, wet meadows and damp woodland. Usually found on acid soils Compact RushClick to Enlarge
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Tufted perennial grass 10 to 40cm tall, spreads by leafy stolons. A variable grass, very common in Britain in a wide variety of situations/habitats. Flowers July to August. Creeping BentClick to Enlarge
Hairy Woodrush Luzula pilosa
A tufted perennial 15 to 30cm tall. Found in woods, hedge banks, etc, throughout Britain. Hairy WoodrushClick to Enlarge
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Tough, wiry perennial forming dense low tufts. Flowering stems to 50cm. Native on moors, bogs and moist heaths, abundant throughout Britain on acid soils. Heath RushClick to Enlarge
Mud Sedge Carex limosa
10 to 40cm tall at flowering, else far creeping rhizomes with pale, bluish green leaves and stems. Flowers and fruit June to September. The flowers in up to 20 clusters on nodding peduncles. A pretty plant of wet mires in North and West of Great Britain, infrequent elsewhere Mud SedgeClick to Enlarge
Sharp Flowered Rush Juncus acutiformis
A tall perennial (to 1 metre) with far creeping rhizomes. Native in wet meadows, moorland, and swampy woodland. Abundant throughout, especially on acid soils Sharp Flowered RushClick to Enlarge
Upright Broom Bromus erectus
A densely tufted perennial 40 to 120cm tall. Flowers June to July, found on well-drained, calcareous soils, abundant on chalk and limestone downs Upright BroomClick to Enlarge
Wood False Brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Compactly tufted perennial 30-90cm tall. Flowers July to August. An ornamental looking grass found in woods, copses, hedgerows and other shady places across Britain. Wood False BromeClick to Enlarge
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
60 to 120cm tall perennial of damp grassy places throughout Britain. Meadow FoxtailClick to Enlarge
Sea Clubrush Bolboschoenus maritimus
A robust perennial of saline habitats, often tidal. Strong stiff stems to 1metre with dark chocolate brown flowers in June, followed by clustered seed heads into autumn Sea ClubrushClick to Enlarge
White Sedge Carex curta
50cm tall at flowering, shortly rhizomatous perennial of wet, acid places over much of British Isles. Flowers and fruit July to September White SedgeClick to Enlarge
Dioecious Sedge Carex dioica
The only British sedge to have separate male and female plants (we can supply either or both) and hence easily distinguished. Flowers are usually a single terminal spike. Plant 5-20cm tall with dark green leaves, dying to dull red-brown. Flowers July to August. Found on wet, silty mud at high altitude in Scotland, N Wales, Pennines etc Dioecious SedgeClick to Enlarge
Oval Sedge Carex ovalis
10 to 90cm tall, densely tufted sedge of wet, slightly acid soils. Flowers in a compact oval head July to August. Found in wet meadows, woodland edges and very wet heathland Oval SedgeClick to Enlarge
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
100 to 150cm very graceful plant for damp shady places. Cat’s tail like, russet coloured flowers spikes up to 6' long in midsummer Pendulous SedgeClick to Enlarge
Cyperous Sedge Carex pseudocyperus
90 to 100cm tall perennial sedge, spreading by short rhizomes, the brown/gold flower appear from late April to late June. A good plant to give height to poolside plantings. A native of marshes and river banks Cyperous SedgeClick to Enlarge
Small Fruited Yellow Sedge Carex serotina
A small plant of wet habitats, tolerant of some salt and thus often found on upper salt marshes. Yellow green leaves and dense clusters of fruit August to September. Small Fruited Yellow SedgeClick to Enlarge
Crested Dog's Tail Cynosurus cristatus
75cm tall tufted perennial of grassy places over a great range of soils. A constituent of ancient meadows and chalk downland. Flowers June to August. Food plant of the Meadow Brown Butterfly Crested Dog's TailClick to Enlarge
Sea Couch Elytrigia atherica
A strongly rhizomatous perennial grass. Culms and leaves glaucous, usually inrolled to give tubular appearance, to 1 metre tall. Flowers June to August. Found round our coast in wet places, edges of dunes and salt marshes Sea CouchClick to Enlarge
Tall Fescue Festuca arundinacea
120 to 200cm tall perennial of rough and marginal ground. Flowers in a panicle, often 45cm long, in June to August Tall FescueClick to Enlarge
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
An extremely variable grass, widespread throughout Britain in every habitat. Also extensively sown for fodder, amenity etc. 75 to 100cm tall at flowering June to August, but usually 15 to 30cm Red FescueClick to Enlarge
Vivaparous Sheep's Fescue Festuca vivipara
Similar to Sheep’s Fescue, but almost all the spikelets producing plantlets (proliferating). A green golden grass of hilly places often on rocky soils Vivaparous Sheep's FescueClick to Enlarge
Reed Sweet Grass Glyceria maxima
40 to 120cm tall creeping grass of damp shady places. Flowering from June to August Reed Sweet GrassClick to Enlarge
Yorkshire Fog Holcus lanatus
Soft hairy perennial 20 to 100cm tall. Flowers May to August. Very common grass, found in a variety of situations, from heavy loams to sandy soils, dry or wet conditions. Yorkshire FogClick to Enlarge
Salt Marsh Rush Juncus gerardii
An extensively rhizomatous plant of wet saline habitats (now increasingly along inland roadsides). Flowers with dark brown tepals July to September Salt Marsh RushClick to Enlarge
Purple Moor Grass Molinia caerulea
A tussock forming perennial grass which unusually for a native grass, dies back to a bulb like stem in autumn. Can grow to 1 metre, but usually only 30- to 5cm. Flowers with purple stamens in late summer, hence the name Purple Moor GrassClick to Enlarge
Matt Grass Nardus stricta
40 to 60cm densely tufted, wiry grass of acid heaths, moors and mountains, often the dominant grass in suitable habitats Matt GrassClick to Enlarge
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Tall to 3.5 metres in favourable sites. The grass of wetlands forming dense stands. Grows in mud or shallow water by waterways and fens. Often also along edges of salt marsh. Flowering August to October Common ReedClick to Enlarge
Reflexed Poa Puccinellia distans
15 to 60cm tall perennial forming dense tufts. The flowers appear from June to August. Common along roadsides where the salt spray reproduces salt marsh conditions Reflexed PoaClick to Enlarge
Round Headed Clubrush Scirpoides holoschoenus
An erect perennial, sometimes to 1.5m, usually less. Blue grey green leaves, flowers in globular clusters of tightly packed spikelets. A rare native of damp, sandy places near the sea in SW England Round Headed ClubrushClick to Enlarge
Grey Clubrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Strongly rhizomatous perennial of wet, peaty places usually near the sea dune slacks, marshes. 1.5 metre tall with grey green leaves, brown seeds and flowers Grey ClubrushClick to Enlarge
Sand Fescue Festuca arenaria
To 75cm tall rhizomatous perennial found on sand and shingle by the sea. Frequent on the coast of Britain. Blue green leaves, flowers June to July. Sand FescueClick to Enlarge
Sharp Rush Juncus acutus
Grey green stiff, extremely sharp pointed leaves to 1.5 metres tall but but usually less.Flowers a dense round head. Found on sandy seashores and drier parts of salt marshes. Sharp RushClick to Enlarge
 
   

                   
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