Photo: Cottongrass

[rodo]

A couple of weeks ago, I finally had time for a walk in the local bog, which was great, because it was cottongrass season:





I love cottongrass, and I've missed seeing it, because the last year, I was too busy with stuff to take the time to go.

Comments

[rodo]

The internet tells me that cottongrass is native to the UK. But it prefers acidic bogs - preferably really wet ones, as you can see in the picture - so it may be be a bit hard to find. (And you're right, it's related to bulrushes.)

[cmcmck]

We live in Shropshire which is largely sandstone hill country so not quite right fot it.

[rodo]

Pretty far from right for it, actually ^_^

It's kind of amazing what a difference a kilometer can make, sometimes. This place is about three kilometers from my home, and yet there's no cottongrass on my side of the hill at all.