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Sweetgrass
สวีทกราส (หญ้าหวาน)
Anthoxanthum nitens
Sacred perennial grass of many North American Indigenous peoples, prized for its sweet vanilla-like scent (from coumarin) when dried and used in ceremony and basketry
✨ Health✨ Mercy✨ Harmony
Regional growing guide
When and how it grows here
moderate in CaliforniaSpringSummerFall
Active growing season
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Field note
Sweetgrass is active through Spring, Summer, Fall in California. Watch the current forecast and your soil before scheduling work.
Auspicious Profile
Lucky DaysThursday
Zodiac MatchCancer, Pisces
"In several Indigenous traditions of North America, the fragrant grass is braided and burned ceremonially to invite benevolent presence, prayer, peace, healing, and respectful connection."