1L Common Cotton Grass Eriophorum angustifolium

Eriophorum angustifolium, also known as Scirpus angustifolius, is a vigorous spreading perennial which thrives in poorly drained, acid soil, and has clumps of dark green foliage. It gets its name, "cotton grass", from the hairy texture of its white flowers, which bloom in summer and provide a dramatic contrast to the dark green foliage.

Characteristics:

• Flower Colour: black and white
• Foliage Colour: green
• Approx. Growth Height: up to 50cm
• Flowering Time: summer
• Uses: pondsides, zone 1 of a pond, bog gardens, meadows
• Tolerance: tolerant of cold temperatures
• Growing Habit: clump-forming
• Exposure: sheltered, exposed
• Hardiness: hardy
• Rate of Growth: will reach maximum height in 2-5 years

Requirements:

• Light Requirements: full sun
• Soil Requirements: clay, loam, sand, acid
• Moisture: poorly drained to moist

Caring and Maintenance:

This plant is low maintenance, but it is recommended to deadhead regularly. Propagate by division in spring.

Planting:

• Plant spread: up to 1.5m

Plant in acid soil in pond margins, in water up to 5cm deep.

A perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. Perennials are flowering plants which grow and bloom over the spring and summer and then die back every autumn and winter. They typically grow structures that allow them to adapt to living from one year to the next through a form of vegetative reproduction rather than seeding. Perennial plants often have deep, extensive root systems which can hold soil to prevent erosion, capture dissolved nitrogen before it can contaminate ground and surface water, and outcompete weeds. They grow very well in conditions that are poor in resources due to their earlier emergence in the spring, and the development of larger root systems which can access water and soil nutrients deeper in the soil.

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