REED SWEET-GRASS Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmb.

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A perennial grass growing in ditches, canals, lakes and ponds, either rooted on the bank or in the water. It can often be seem to form floating rafts. An important food plant for the Water Vole ( a mammal in serious decline).

 It is a good addition to ponds.

Height: 2.5m

Flowers: June to August

Colour: Pinky red