CORNISH HEDGES - WET HEDGE FLORA
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 which needs to grow in the mud and likes to paddle in water at least part of the time. A ditch along a Cornish hedge is an ideal refuge now that so many areas of marshy land have been filled in for agriculture or building development.)
 like so many other plants called "common" is no longer as common as it ought to be, but in parts of Cornwall is to be found taking refuge in ditches along Cornish hedges.)
, is still to be found along some Cornish hedges, but has suffered severely from flailing and from damage by traffic. Once happily growing along any damp-ish hedge-foot it has succumbed to smothering by rank flail-induced weeds and crushing by heavy vehicle wheels.)
 often grows in clumps, producing its small bunches of golden-brown flowers surprisingly from the thin round stems in June.)
 has largely disappeared from much of the countryside but still lingers in damp Cornish hedges, scenting the air with its delicious fragrance. It can live on top of a typical Cornish hedge as long as the hedge is only trimmed in winter, ensuring that the structure never dries right out.)
 may be found growing naturally in damp Cornish hedges, but more often it will have been recently re-introduced via a commercial packet of wild flower seed.)
, encouraged by enrichment of soil and water to take over whole lengths of damp verge and ditch.)