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Timothy. Pete Holmestimothy

Phleum pratense

  • A common fodder grass
     
  • Stems up to a whopping 1.5m!
     
  • Cylindrical flower head up to 15cm long
     
  • Sometimes with a purple tinge.
     

Where found

Meadows, waysides and waste ground.

When to look for

Flowers June-August


Fabulous timothy facts

  • The pollen of timothy grass is a common allergen and has been used in the creation of a hay fever vaccine

  • Timothy Hanson, an American farmer, first promoted the cultivation of timothy grass as hay in 1720

 

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