Briza media - quaking flower stems
  • Briza media - quaking flower stems
  • Briza media - flowering
  • Briza media - in flower
  • Briza media - flower heads

Briza media

£12.95

(Quaking Grass) A rare native grass which grows as a tidy clump of narrow bluish-green leaves with a mass of scaly heart-shaped, pendant flower heads from late spring which sway gently in the wind.

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A rare native grass, Briza media forms a tidy clump of narrow bluish green leaves supports a profusion of scaly heart-shaped, pendant flower heads from late spring. The flower heads are a delicate pink tinged green at first, slowly turning a rich straw colour over the summer.

The great beauty of this grass is the seed heads swaying in a gentle summer breeze. Superb when planted in small groups.


  • Position: Full sun or light, dappled shade.
  • Soil: Most well drained, fertile soil.
  • Hardiness: Hardy.
  • Rate of Growth: Moderate.
  • Habit: Briza media is a clump forming grass.
    • Height: up to 80 cm (2 ½ ft)
    • Spread: 60 cm (2 ft)+

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Data sheet

How Much Sun
Full Sun, Light Shade
Eventual Size
Grass - Small
Growing Conditions
Soil: Not Fussy, Soil: Alkaline, Soil: Damp/Wet, Soil: Dry/Sandy, Site: Windy
Special Features
Suitable for Containers, Flowers in Summer