Plant type

Perennial grass

Height

30-90cm

Wildlife benefit

Butterfly caterpillar food plant

  • A native grass of hedge banks. Suitable for any parts of the meadow in shade.
  • Flowering July-August.
  • Seedheads slender.
  • Ringlet, Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Speckled Wood and Wall Butterfly caterpillar food plant.