Sweetgrass

Also called holygrass or bisongrass, sweetgrass is a native prairie grass prized for its fresh scent. It grows naturally in meadows and along stream banks. Native American tribes have long used sweetgrass for making smudge sticks as well as for weaving baskets. The plant spreads up to 2 feet wide annually, so plant it where it can be confined. It eventually forms a thick mat of foliage that tends to flop over unless cut back.

Sweetgrass is considered a special plant in many native traditions, used in ceremonies as a fumitory offering. The scent is sweet and pleasing, like

Sweetgrass Spray

Anthoxanthum hirtum (Sweetgrass): Minnesota Wildflowers

HIEROCHLOE ODORATA

Braiding Sweetgrass, Museum of Natural History

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

SWEETGRASS Sweetgrass is used after smudging to bring in good or positive energy. A small bit is burned to fill the void left after removing negative

Sweetgrass

Sweetgrass Braid – Cero.

Sweetgrass - Pawnee Buttes Seed Inc.

Early summer flowers that grow in moist to wet soil and full to part sun. Grows up to 1-3'. This plant is medicinal. Attracts birds and mammals.

Sweetgrass - Hierochloe odorata

Sweetgrass fights insects - Lakota Times

SWEETGRASS Braid 5 Braids Organic Native American Smudge Herb 24 - 27 Long