I’m finding grasses really difficult to identify, partly because they all look so broadly similar and partly because what I think are two grasses tend to be the same one in different stages of flowering i.e. the bud and the bloom. The reason I believe our main grass to be Reed Canary Grass is that:
- it is now at least 8ft tall, definitely above head height
- its branched flower is a pinky colour
- its slim-style leaves are quite substantial, at least 1cm wide
- it’s the right habitat – Reed Canary Grass likes damp places, ditches and beside water.