Timothy
Scientific name: Phleum pratense
Family: Poaceae
Other common names; common cat's tail
Flowering time: June to August
Height: 1m
Growing conditions:
Nectar source for:
Food source for: caterpillars of a number of butterfly species e.g. Essex skipper, marbled white.
Description
A robust perennial grass which grows in clumps and is characterised by long cylindrical flower heads.
How to identify: Leaves are smooth, hairless and pale green. Flowers are located at the end of stem, densely packed into a cylinder formed of tiny horned spikelets. The stamens are pink.
How to propagate:
Family: Poaceae
Other common names; common cat's tail
Flowering time: June to August
Height: 1m
Growing conditions:
Nectar source for:
Food source for: caterpillars of a number of butterfly species e.g. Essex skipper, marbled white.
Description
A robust perennial grass which grows in clumps and is characterised by long cylindrical flower heads.
How to identify: Leaves are smooth, hairless and pale green. Flowers are located at the end of stem, densely packed into a cylinder formed of tiny horned spikelets. The stamens are pink.
How to propagate: