Sweet Grass, Vanilla Grass, Holy Grass

Sweet Grass, Vanilla Grass, Holy Grass

Anthoxanthum nitens

A native cool-season grass with a sweet vanilla fragrance released from the foliage, valued for aromatic accent and pollinator-friendly mass plantings.

  • Forms a spreading upright mound of gray-green foliage; blades reach 60 cm
  • Yellow flower panicles rise slightly above the foliage
  • Foliage has a sweet vanilla scent
Size
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Moisture
Moist, Wet
Hardiness Zone
3 – 3
Mature Height (meters)
0.3 – 0.6
Mature Spread (meters)
0.5 – 1.5
Growth Rate
Medium
Foliage Colour
Gray
Bloom Time
Summer
Habit
Mounding
Deer Resistant
✓
Rabbit Resistant
✓
Attracts Birds
✓
Ontario Native
✓
Fragrant
✓
Landscape Uses
Mass planting, Accent
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Best grown in a wet to moist soil, in full sun to partial shade. This grass spreads aggressively by rhizomes, up to 60 cm per year, making it a good choice for erosion control. Make sure you have a large site for this grass.
Notes
Hierochloe odorata is the old botanical name. It's now Anthoxanthum nitens.

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