Other common names
cow quake, didder, dithering grass, dodder grass, doddering dillies, doddle grass, earthquakes, jiggle-joggles, jockey grass, lady's hair, maidenhair grass, pearl grass, quake grass, quakers and shakers, shaking grass, totter, wagwants, crydwellt
Synonyms
Briza media f. microstachya
Grass Like Herbaceous Perennial
A perennial, clump-forming grass to 90cm high with narrow, blue-green leaves. From late spring to summer, slender, upright stems bearing nodding, heart-shaped, purple-tinted green flowerheads appear that age to buff
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
0.5-1 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres