Description

Glyceria maxima, also known as Reed Sweet Grass, is a vigorous perennial that adds lush, grassy green foliage to wetland gardens, ponds, and water features. Known for its robust growth, this plant is often favoured by landscapers for native planting schemes where it provides excellent cover for wildfowl and other wildlife.

Its tall, arching stems and dense growth make it ideal for creating natural, textured borders along ponds or marshes. Reed Sweet Grass thrives in moist, well-drained soils and is perfect for areas with standing water or damp, boggy conditions. Its graceful foliage also offers a beautiful, soft contrast to other water-loving plants in your garden, while contributing to a healthy ecosystem.

Features:

• Vigorous grassy green foliage that creates dense, attractive clumps
• Ideal for providing cover and shelter for wildfowl and other wildlife
• Thrives in moist, well-drained soils, perfect for water features or boggy areas
• Commonly used in native planting schemes and wetland gardens
• Adds texture and soft greenery to naturalised landscapes

Add Glyceria maxima to your garden for a hardy, wildlife-friendly plant that thrives in moist conditions and provides beautiful cover for wildlife, making it an essential addition to wetland or pondside gardens.

Repotting or planting

9cm marginal plants require potting into a larger mesh basket. Place in a pond no deeper than 1/3 maximum recommended planting depth to allow the plants to establish. 1ltr marginal plants do not require repotting, place in the pond no deeper than 1/2 maximum recommended planting depth to allow the plants to establish. 3ltr and 5ltr plants do not require repotting, as they are larger more established plants they can be placed up to the maximum recommended depth. There is no need to remove the mesh basket.

Care instructions

Little maintenance is required. Trim just above the water surface after foliage has died back in Autumn to tidy.

Colour

Green

Growth rate

Fast

Flowers

June-Aug

Sun/shade

Full sun to part shade

Native

Season

Spring, Summer

Measurements in centimetres

Height Min –Max

30-60

Depth Min-Max

3-25