A grass of some sort?

This is a volunteer in one of my pots-I think it started last year but this year it has produced these heads. It is about 15-18 inches tall and has thin,grass-like leaves although they are quite rough to handle.


( photo / image / picture from Kiasmum's Garden )


Any ideas please?

 

Sorry Karin, I have no idea. If it is "just a weed", will you keep it? ie, is it attractive?

 

It was quite attractive right to the point when I brushed against one of the 'ears' and hundreds of tiny seeds flew off I don't think it would take long for it to become invasive so I cut off and destroyed every other seed bearing ear. When it has died down it will go to the big council compost heap in the sky

Shame really because it started off so well...

 

Ah..oh well. I guess it's a grass trying to do what grasses do, create a meadow.