Hierochloe Odorata
Sweet Grass
Sweet Grass, or Vanilla Grass is a clump-forming grass with flat green leaves with a sweet vanilla fragrance. In Spring it bears loose clusters of flowers
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Sweet Grass
Latin name
Hierochloe Odorata
type
Grass
family
Poaceae
ph
6.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.35 M
0.40 M
Hierochloe Odorata
Sweet Grass, or Vanilla Grass is a clump-forming grass with flat green leaves with a sweet vanilla fragrance. In Spring it bears loose clusters of flowers
Propagating by seed
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Sow in situ in Spring. Sprinkle on the prepared surface on moist free-draining soil., and barely cover the seed with a sprinkling of soil. The temperature for germination should be 18 - 22 deg. C, and germination is usually 2 weeks
Flowering
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Loose clusters of flowers appear in early to mid Spring
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
The seed can be grown indoors under glass, and clumps transplanted to where required after all danger of frost has passed. Plant in a sunny to part-shady site into well-draining soil.
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