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Sweet vernal grass
Sweet vernal grass - Anthoxanthum odoratum L.
A unique ornamental grass that looks exotic due to the attractive shape of the plants.
A perennial, low-growing plant (height 30-50 cm) with hollow, erect, smooth, sparsely leafed stems.
Natural habitat: in forest-steppes and steppes in the grass of upland and forest meadows, in the mountains - in mountain forest and subalpine belts.
Cultural use: looks great in single plantings, near water, among large stones.
The plants are well preserved when dried and are used to make winter bouquets and compositions, to create a background, in rocky areas.
Food use: aromatic raw materials in the distillery industry, for the production of food essences.
Collection dates: May-June.
Agrotechnics.
Sowing: seeds can be sown before winter or early in spring (when sowing in spring, seed stratification is necessary).
May - in open ground, in nests of 3-4 seeds. 2-4 weeks after germination, the plants are thinned out to a distance of 15-20 cm from each other, then fed every 10-14 days with complex mineral fertilizer.
Care: prefers warm, sunny areas with light, permeable soil. Does not tolerate stagnant water.
An unpretentious plant, water only during prolonged drought. Overwinters without shelter.
It grows in one place for a long time. Transplantation is carried out in early spring or autumn.
Flowering: decorative throughout the season.
1.0 g = 1600 seeds.
A unique ornamental grass that looks exotic due to the attractive shape of the plants.
A perennial, low-growing plant (height 30-50 cm) with hollow, erect, smooth, sparsely leafed stems.
Natural habitat: in forest-steppes and steppes in the grass of upland and forest meadows, in the mountains - in mountain forest and subalpine belts.
Cultural use: looks great in single plantings, near water, among large stones.
The plants are well preserved when dried and are used to make winter bouquets and compositions, to create a background, in rocky areas.
Food use: aromatic raw materials in the distillery industry, for the production of food essences.
Collection dates: May-June.
Agrotechnics.
Sowing: seeds can be sown before winter or early in spring (when sowing in spring, seed stratification is necessary).
May - in open ground, in nests of 3-4 seeds. 2-4 weeks after germination, the plants are thinned out to a distance of 15-20 cm from each other, then fed every 10-14 days with complex mineral fertilizer.
Care: prefers warm, sunny areas with light, permeable soil. Does not tolerate stagnant water.
An unpretentious plant, water only during prolonged drought. Overwinters without shelter.
It grows in one place for a long time. Transplantation is carried out in early spring or autumn.
Flowering: decorative throughout the season.
1.0 g = 1600 seeds.
* It is a decorative and fragrant perennial grass that looks nice from early spring to late autumn. It is ideal for creating naturalistic flowerbeds. The seeds of vernal grass are often used in wildflower meadow mixtures.
The aromatic grass can be used to purify the air in the room. This plant can thrive in the same location for many years. It tolerates a wide range of soil, including poor acidic soil. Vernal grass can also be sown near water bodies.
* Sweet vernal grass has pronounced sedative, astringent and anti-inflammatory properties.
After the discovery of its healing properties, fragrant spikelets began to be used in folk medicine as a very valuable remedy for colds, neurosis, bronchitis and poisoning.
The plant contains coumarins - aromatic substances that give Anthoxanthum odoratum the smell of freshly cut hay.
