• HOME
    • ABOUT US
      • In the beginning, and now
      • Our objectives
      • Our team
    • NEWS
    • SPECIES
      • Wild Flower Species
      • Wild Grasses, Sedges and Rushes
      • Amenity and agricultural cultivars
      • Method for sowing species
      • Sowing Yellow Rattle
      • Growing Wild Orchids
    • MIXTURES
      • Complete Mixtures
        • General Purpose Meadow Mixtures
        • Meadow Mixtures for Specific Soils
        • Brush Harvested Meadow Mixtures
        • Special Habitat mixtures
        • Cornfield Annuals
      • Wild Flower Only Mixtures
      • Grass Only Mixtures
      • Mixtures and sowing rates
      • Sowing and Aftercare
        • Ground Preparation
        • Sowing
        • Aftercare
    • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
    • COMPLETELY WILD
    • BASKET
    • CONTACT
    • CATALOGUE REQUEST
    • ORDERING
    • SIGN IN/ REGISTER

EMORSGATE SEEDS

Completely Wild Since 1980

By Appointment to HRH The Prince of Wales

Suppliers of Wild Flower and Grass Seeds

Emorsgate Seeds, King’s Lynn

Previous product
Pendulous Sedge - Carex pendula £1.00
Back to products
Next product
Placeholder
Sheep's Fescue (Ag) - Festuca ovina £1.00

Sweet Vernal-grass – Anthoxanthum odoratum

£1.00

(Wiltshire)

Please note: We do not export outside of the UK.
We are unable to deliver to Northern Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

£ / 1g : £ 3.00

£ / 10g : £ 8.00

£ / 100g : £ 22.00

£ / 1000g : £ 200.00

Seeds per gram : 1500

  • Description
Description

Description

Sweet vernal-grass is a short, loosely tufted, perennial grass. It is the earliest grass to flower in a meadow; its yellowish green spike-like heads typically appearing in early May. It has short, broad leaves which have the scent of freshly cut hay with a hint of vanilla (hence sweet in its name).

Habitat Information

Sweet vernal-grass grows in a wide variety of unimproved grassland habitats, including meadows, pastures, heaths and upland grasslands. It typically occurs as a minor component of grassland as scattered individuals, becoming most frequent on damp, neutral to acidic soils. It avoids the most drought-prone or waterlogged sites.

Growing Information

Sweet vernal-grass can be sown at any time of the year when soil conditions are suitable.

It is a relatively slow growing grass and so can take time to establish from seed. It is best sown in small quantities to add interest as a minor component of a mixture and with the main ground cover provided by other companion grass species.

Individual sweet vernal-grass plants are not long-lived and do not spread vegetatively and so depend on seed to regenerate every few years. Good meadow management with hay-making allows seed drop seed in early summer which can then regenerate into gaps created by harrowing or grazing in late summer and autumn. This helps to maintain its presence in the sward over time.

Sweet vernal-grass seed was once included in grass seed mixtures for hay production on account of the sweet hay scent (coumarin) it provides. In reality this has no true agricultural merit; its foliage is often rejected by livestock and it is an unproductive grass. In practice it generally only forms an inconsequential component of mixed swards, is an easy grass to mow and its scent does add to the pleasure of scything and hay-making by hand.

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Be the first to review “Sweet Vernal-grass – Anthoxanthum odoratum” Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a review.

Related products

  • Bugloss – Lycopsis arvensis – (Anchusa arvensis)

    £1.00 Add to basket
  • Sold out

    Kidney Vetch – Anthyllis vulneraria

    £1.00 Read more
  • Sold out

    Milk-parsley – Thyselium palustre – (Peucedanum palustre)

    £1.00 Read more
  • Sold out

    Common Poppy – Papaver rhoeas

    £1.00 Read more
  • Yellow Rattle – Rhinanthus minor

    £1.00 Add to basket
  • Sold out

    Clustered Bellflower – Campanula glomerata

    £1.00 Read more
  • Marsh Marigold – Caltha palustris

    £1.00 Add to basket
  • Cow Parsley – Anthriscus sylvestris

    £1.00 Add to basket
  • close
    • HOME
    • ABOUT US
      • In the beginning, and now
      • Our objectives
      • Our team
    • NEWS
    • SPECIES
      • Wild Flower Species
      • Wild Grasses, Sedges and Rushes
      • Amenity and agricultural cultivars
      • Method for sowing species
      • Sowing Yellow Rattle
      • Growing Wild Orchids
    • MIXTURES
      • Complete Mixtures
        • General Purpose Meadow Mixtures
        • Meadow Mixtures for Specific Soils
        • Brush Harvested Meadow Mixtures
        • Special Habitat mixtures
        • Cornfield Annuals
      • Wild Flower Only Mixtures
      • Grass Only Mixtures
      • Mixtures and sowing rates
      • Sowing and Aftercare
        • Ground Preparation
        • Sowing
        • Aftercare
    • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
    • COMPLETELY WILD
    • BASKET
    • CONTACT
    • CATALOGUE REQUEST
    • ORDERING
    • SIGN IN/ REGISTER
    Copyright 2022 Emorsgate Seeds All Rights Reserved. Web design by Dsgn One
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Sitemap
    • HOME
    • ABOUT US
      • In the beginning, and now
      • Our objectives
      • Our team
    • NEWS
    • SPECIES
      • Wild Flower Species
      • Wild Grasses, Sedges and Rushes
      • Amenity and agricultural cultivars
      • Method for sowing species
      • Sowing Yellow Rattle
      • Growing Wild Orchids
    • MIXTURES
      • Complete Mixtures
        • General Purpose Meadow Mixtures
        • Meadow Mixtures for Specific Soils
        • Brush Harvested Meadow Mixtures
        • Special Habitat mixtures
        • Cornfield Annuals
      • Wild Flower Only Mixtures
      • Grass Only Mixtures
      • Mixtures and sowing rates
      • Sowing and Aftercare
        • Ground Preparation
        • Sowing
        • Aftercare
    • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
    • COMPLETELY WILD
    • BASKET
    • CONTACT
    • CATALOGUE REQUEST
    • ORDERING
    • SIGN IN/ REGISTER
    Sidebar