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The white woolly balls are not the flowers but the hairs of the seeds
When is cottongrass in full bloom?
At the beginning of the flowering period in March or April, cotton grass does not yet keep its name. Only in the further course of growth, the fragrant, white flower heads appear. In fact, this is fruit decoration, which guarantees a long-lasting ornamental value. Why this is so, read here.
Flowers are just floral Vorgeklänkel
When the wool grass flower starts in March / April, white, inconspicuous spikelets with a length of 1.5 to 2.5 cm thrive. From the characteristic appearance, to which the ornamental grass owes its name, nothing is to be seen far and wide. That changes in the course of May and June. Countless, silky-white sheaths sprout out of the blossoms now. These reach a length of up to 5 cm and form the characteristic woolen heads.
Until the fruit ripen in June, the wool hairs remain on the seed stalls and ensure as a flying apparatus for a wide distribution of the seed. Under favorable weather conditions, the spectacle is repeated in September.