Reedmace
Water & Wetland Plant
The tall waterside plant with brown, sausage-shaped seed-heads — often called bulrush — that bursts into clouds of fluffy, wind-blown seeds.
💡 Fun Facts
- Reedmace is the tall marsh plant with the brown, sausage-shaped heads that look a bit like hot dogs on sticks.
- Each brown head is packed with a huge number of tiny seeds — when it bursts, they float away on little parachutes of fluff.
- It is sometimes called bulrush, and it grows in thick stands at the edges of ponds and lakes.
📅 Through the Year
- Flowering:June to July