Hierochloe odorata
$32.99
Sweet Grass features airy panicles of lightly-scented creamy white flowers with buttery yellow overtones held atop the stems from mid spring to early summer. The coppery-bronze fruits are held in abundance in spectacular clusters from mid summer to mid fall. Its fragrant grassy leaves are grayish green in colour. As an added bonus, the foliage turns gorgeous shades of yellow and in the fall
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Description
An erect, slender, sweet smelling aromatic grass, producing small seed heads bearing broad, copper colored spikelets; it is considered a sacred herb by indigenous peoples in North America; extremely hardy, and will cover an area by spreading rhizomes
Additional information
| Height | 10 in – 2 ft |
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| Spread | 10 in – 2 ft |
| Flowering months | May, June, July |
| Synonyms | Heirochloe odorata, Hierochloe odorata |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Hazardous | yes |
| Variegated | unknown |
| Color flower spring | Red, Yellow |
| Color flower summer | Red, Yellow |
| Aspect | East, South, West |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Habit | Suckering, Tufted |
| Moisture | Wet or Damp Soil, Moist but Well Drained |
| Ph | Acid, Neutral |
| Position | Full sun, Partial shade |
| Shape | Spreading |
| Suggest planting location | Wildlife friendly gardens, Prairie style planting, Rain Garden, Streamside |
| Type | Grass |
| Use for | Sensory, Naturalizing, Erosion Control |
| Cultivation | |
| Soil | Clay, Gravelly soil, Loam |
| Local names | Sweet Grass, Vanilla Grass, Holy Grass |
| Blomidon Item No | 111864, 113839 |
| Usps | Fine green blades form a spreading mat beneath airy spring panicles., Vanilla-scented foliage suits rain gardens and moist meadow borders., Grow in full sun or partial shade in moist to wet soil. |