Scientific Name: Hierochloe redolens

Common Name: sweet holygrass

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Poaceae

Form Description: Loose tufting perennial grass; leaves flat & linear, tapering to a long, in-rolled point. strongly scented.

Flowers: Panicles up to 20 cm long.

Fruit: Caryopsis

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral HighlandsDerwent ValleyDorsetFlindersHobartHuon ValleyKentishLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsWaratah-WynyardWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationWet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Occasional in a wide variety of vegetation types; occurs in wet, peaty swamps at fairly high altitudes.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Division

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Method

Storage Stratification at 3-5°C for up to 3 months may improve results. Place seed in a damp medium, lightly covered. Put moist seeds in a plastic bag and store in the fridge.

Seed Storage Life

6-12 months

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed may need to be stored for 6-12 months.

Cutting & Division Information

Can be propagated by division.