Scientific Name
Vetiveria zizanioides

Common Name
Khus Khus

Hardiness Zones: 8b-10; usually grown as annual
Height: 8'
Light Requirements: Sun
Soil/Moisture:
Form/Texture: Tight vertical clump
Inflorescence: Narrow panicles in late summer
Comments: Warm season grass; light green, narrow leaves; erect but bends near leaf tip; good container plant; bronze purple fall color
Cultivars: --
 

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