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Many Native American and other spiritualists burned Sweetgrass in ceremonies to invite the presence of good spirits after they had burned sage to remove bad spirits and unwanted energy. Sweetgrass is a sort of incense that comes in a braid and is made available at many small metaphysical and apothecary stores. The Dakota name for Sweet Grass is Wachanga, while the Omaha name for it is Pezhezonsta. The Winnebago name for sweet grass is Manuska and the Pawnee call it Kataru. The most common scientific name for sweet grass is Hierochloe odorata. which might also be spelled Hierochloe odorada. You might find useful information under its other scientific names, which include Torresia odorada and Savastana odorada. We who use it to bring blessings and harmony to our home atop a hot Three Kings, Holland, or Swiftlite charcoal just call it Sweetgrass.

Sweetgrass prefers wet clay-like soil called Wet Mesic, where the soil often contains clay and the water drains very slowly. Moisture and water content in the soil is very high over long periods of time. If you live in USDA zones higher than 7B, keep it in the shade.

The seeds have a very low germination rate of 10 percent, so if you are trying to grow them from seed, make sure you buy 50+ seeds. Sweetgrass is mostly grown by root division.

Slow growing but worth the wait. Compact rose heads leading to white flowers upon blooming. Easy to root in cactus soil.

Fast growing silver leaves. Vine like.

Daruma Wasabi is a pretty, shade-loving, moisture-controlled plant. It will die in full sun so when growing it you must have it in full shade. One should never let it dry out. Add sulfur to the soil if you want it to gain heat before eating it.

This is a wide Echeveria Agavoides. It is very hard to find and is a must have for every Echeveria lover!

Very fragrant flowers. My first double.

Very pretty large pink flowers.

Echeveria 'Ramillete' is a hybrid Echeveria that forms rosettes of fleshy frosty green leaves with red tips. Profuse racemes of tangerine bell-shaped flowers. Very tips of orange flower are golden, adding a bright, cheery appearance to the floral bouquet. Excellent for dish gardens and in rock gardens. In habitat, many Echeverias grow on rocky outcroppings at higher altitudes. In this habitat, the water drains quickly away from the roots of the plant, never allowing the plant to remain waterlogged. For this reason, it is essential in cultivation to use a very porous soil, which will allow quick drainage. Bright light is required to prevent "stretching" of Echeverias ("stretching" occurs when a moderately fast growing plant such as an Echeveria, is grown in dim light or over-fertilized, which causes overly lush growth that contributes to weak, pallid plants). Water thoroughly when soil is dry to the touch. Protect from frost.

Beautiful rosettes of blue-grey foliage are borne on the ends of short stems, with smaller rosettes branching from the larger stems, creating a beautiful silver low groundcover. A hardy spreading perennial succulent. Large gray tapering spikes of orange and white flowers are borne in late summer-fall.
Perfect for containers and for rock, fairy, and vertical gardens. It may be small, but what a showstopper!