streaked arrowgrass

Triglochin striata | streaked arrowgrass

A low-growing, perennial aquatic herb it features slender, grass-like green leaves and delicate greenish flower spikes arranged in vertical rows, flowering mainly in spring and summer. Its fine foliage adds a soft, natural texture to wetland and coastal plantings. This hardy species thrives in waterlogged to saline soils and tolerates full sun to partial shade. It is well suited to wetland rehabilitation, riparian restoration, and coastal stabilisation, where it contributes to soil binding and sediment filtering.