Sweet Vernal Grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
- Phonetic Spelling
- an-tho-ZAN-thum oh-dor-AY-tum
- Description
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Anthoxanthum odoratum is a cool season grass and an evergreen. It may self-seed. After some time of establishing itself, Anthoxanthum odoratum becomes drought tolerant.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Anthoxanthum
- Species:
- odoratum
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Macaronesia, Europe to Mongolia, NW. Africa
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- drought tolerant
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Dense
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Dry
- Occasionally Wet
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Caryopsis
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Spike
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- The inflorescence is composed of slender spikes in spring; dry to golden brown.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Feel:
- Soft
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Crushed leaves have a cut clover smell and dried leaves hold fragrance well. This plant has dense tufts of spiky-looking but soft leaves.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Walkways
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
