timothy

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

Did you know?

• 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