Yellow-rattle

Yellow-rattle

“Brush through a wildflower meadow at the height of summer and you’ll hear the tiny seeds of yellow-rattle rattling in their brown pods, hence its name” The Wildlife trusts

“Known as ‘the meadow maker’ or ‘nature’s lawnmower’, yellow rattle is the single most important plant you need to establish when creating a wildflower meadow.” Plantlife

Common name : Yellow-rattle

Latin name : Rhinanthus minor

A member of the Figwort family (Scrophulariaceae)

If you have this in your meadow or green space, you should be reaping the reward, with other wildflowers getting a chance to bloom, while the lawn grass is weakened!