I wasn’t aware of the alternate common names for Field wood-rush (Luzula campestris) until I saw someone tweet about it earlier this week, saying it was flowering a little early this year.

Turns out, this little grass, found wherever short grass grows – so in fields and downs, even in the lawn around your house, usually comes in to flower around Easter so has earned the name Good Friday grass.

Flora Britannica also lists the vernacular name Sweep’s brooms, which apparently comes from its ‘dark, brush-like flowers’. Whatever you want to call it, it’s a pretty little thing.