light pink rose on stem with green leaves

Sweet Grass

Hierochloe odorata

Poaceae

Growth Habit

Grass/Sedge

Description

Vigorously spreading deciduous perennial grass with far-reaching white rhizomes, which form compact tufts growing up to 20". Leaves aromatic when bruised; early-blooming, the inflorescence being produced from March to May.

Source of plant

Prairie Moon Nursery

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

fragrance, flowering season, fiber, other ethnobotanical uses