Plant
Yorkshire Fog
Grass
A soft, woolly, grey-green grass of damp meadows whose flower heads flush pink-purple — and one of the most prolific seeders of any UK grass, shedding up to a quarter of a million seeds a year.
💡 Fun Facts
- This soft, grey-green grass is covered in fine woolly hairs — its Latin name 'lanatus' means 'woolly'.
- Its flower heads flush a pretty pink-purple, like a soft fog drifting over a damp meadow.
- A single plant can scatter up to a quarter of a million seeds in one year.
📅 Through the Year
- Flowering:June to July
- Fruiting:July to September