Other common names
European beach grass, marram, mel grass, sea matweed, sea reed, moresg
Synonyms
Ammophila arundinacea
Ammophila arenaria subsp. arundinacea
Psamma arenaria
Grass Like
A robust and vigorous native grass, found all around the coast, spreading through tough rhizomes and producing clumps of pale, greyish-green, inrolled foliage that persists all year. Leafy stems up to 1.2m tall produce compact beige flowerheads in summer. Widely planted to help consolidate drifting dunes, and a food plant for several moth caterpillars
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Sand