Scientific Name
Anthoxanthum odoratum

Common Name
Sweet vernal grass

Hardiness Zones: 5-9
Height: 12 to 24"
Light Requirements: Sun to light shade
Soil/Moisture: Average soil
Form/Texture: Dense tufts of spiky looking but soft leaves
Inflorescence: Slender spikes in spring; dry to golden brown
Comments: Cool season grass; evergreen; crushed leaves have a cut clover smell; dried leaves hold fragrance well; may self seed
Cultivars: --
 

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