Description
To be fair, sweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata) isn’t much to look at: just arching, deep green, grassy foliage reaching about 18 inches tall and airy, bronzy seedheads in late spring to early summer. Its special feature isn’t obvious until you sniff the dried foliage and inhale the wonderful vanilla-sweet scent. You can take enjoy this lovely fragrance indoors by weaving the dried leaves into braids for display or smudging. This cool-season perennial grass spreads vigorously by creeping rhizomes, so I don’t recommend letting it loose in a bed or border. I have grown mine in a large container, and that worked out well—the plants seem to produce more flowers that way—but it would be most at home as part of a moist to wet meadow, which is where mine is growing now. Native to northern North America, as well as parts of Europe and Asia. Full sun to light shade. Perennial; Zones 3 to 8.
Collected in July 2023. At least 10 seeds. Ecotype unknown. Shipping to US addresses only.
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