I have this growing in my garden and I don't know what it is. It's got long thin green smooth stems with a small seed head about 3/4 way up the stem. Is it a plant/grass or weed please?
Not sure about the name but i think its a wild grass, in my garden its a weed, can be a devil to pull up if it gets big. However, if you like it- leave it be
the name escapes me for the moment, but it's a wild /flower / weed. Very common here in Devon on moist grassland. It seeds everywhere if you let it. I'd remove it asap.
Thank you all. My friend has a few in her garden and actually gave me this one. I think it looks quite pretty, but will make sure it doesn't get out of control. To be honest my garden is full of clay and I struggle to grow anything other than hardy shrubs, so will see how it goes.
Yes, it's a rush, soft rush to be precise, juncuc effusus. The internal pith is soft and continuous inside the stem, whereas the pith inside the stem of hard rush, juncus inflexus (found more often on neutral to alkaline grounds) is broken.
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the name escapes me for the moment, but it's a wild /flower / weed. Very common here in Devon on moist grassland. It seeds everywhere if you let it. I'd remove it asap.
I would class it as a weed too. Dug one those up about a month ago, very stubborn roots!!
I think it's Juncus effusis
In the sticks near Peterborough
It often appears in pots of peat based compost
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thank you all. My friend has a few in her garden and actually gave me this one. I think it looks quite pretty, but will make sure it doesn't get out of control. To be honest my garden is full of clay and I struggle to grow anything other than hardy shrubs, so will see how it goes.
Thanks again!
Soft rush http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juncus_effusus
It grew on the meadow in front of the farmhouse when I was a child - I used to weave little mats and baskets out of it
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Yes, it's a rush, soft rush to be precise, juncuc effusus. The internal pith is soft and continuous inside the stem, whereas the pith inside the stem of hard rush, juncus inflexus (found more often on neutral to alkaline grounds) is broken.