Sweet Grass 20 Seeds – Hierochloe oderata Review

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Sweet Grass 20 Seeds - Hierochloe oderata
	Manufacturer : Hirt's Gardens User Rating :   List Price: Varies based on product options Sale Price: $2.99 Availibility: Usually ships in 1-2 business days More Info
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sweet grass   Date Of Review: June 22, 2009 Reviewed by: Pamela Woltjer, very difficult to grow. seeds are sent 10 at a time and maybe 2 sprout. Won't grow from seed   Date Of Review: July 19, 2010 Reviewed by: Anon, This plant produces less than 1 in 100 fertile seeds. I've heard even lower estimates... I am very disappointed that they would even sell this to be grown from seed. I wish that I had known this BEFORE buying. I really feel ripped off. If you want to grow this plant, find someone selling live cuttings - it is very easy to grow from live cuttings.
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Sweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata) is grown for its use in Native American and other rituals, as an incense. It can be smoked but the healthfulness of this is very dubious. It has a soft sweet scent, and need not be burned to be enjoyed. Live plants can be grown around the house, as living incense. Sweetgrass occurs in the wild in both North America and northern Europe. The Native Americans used it for scenting the floors of their tents, and as part of ritual costumes. In Northern Europe (particularly Russia), it is known as Mary's Grass, and was strewn on church steps for Saints' Days. It is also known as Zebrovka, Seneca Grass, Holy Grass, and Buffalo Grass (but should not be confused with Buchloe dactyloides buffalo grass). Hierochloe odorata prefers moist soil, and partial shade. It can withstand full sun in temperate climates and withstands winter excellently. Hardy in zones 4-9. Sweetgrass spreads primarily through its roots. Two kinds of stems grow, the stout ones with flowers, and the lanky sterile stems. Sweetgrass is harvested by pulling off sterile stems. It's the sterile stems that are used for braiding and basketry. They grow 18-24 inches. One "plug" (a stem or two with a few inches of frizzly rhizome) can typically cover a square foot in a year. (It's recommended by growers that harvesting take place after this initial period.) * NOTE: Sweetgrass Hierochloe odorata exists in wild stands in Connecticut, Maine, Massachussetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is classified as "endangered" in Maryland, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. There are four other species species of sweetgrass (alpina, hirta, occidentalis, and pauciflora); they're not as strongly fragrant as odorata.
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It is classified as "endangered" in Maryland, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania They grow 18-24 inches Sweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata) is grown for its use in Native American and other rituals, as an incense It has a soft sweet scent 20 Seeds
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