One of the most known of the scented grasses is Cymbopogon Citratus, commonly called Lemon Grass, which is a tropical herb native to Southern Indian and Indonesia. It can grow as high as six foot tall and if left alone will flower after approximately six to seven years.
Lemon Grass is used mainly as a culinary herb, although it has a rich lemony smell that works extremely well in homemade potpourri. This grass is also used to produce essential oil. Another tropical scented grass is C. Nardus that is used to produce citronella oil. It is also a tropical grass native to Ceylon, Java and Burmah.
Palmarosa Oil and Ginger Grass Oil also come from scented grasses. Although I do not know where to get these grasses, it could be quite a unique plant to grow in your garden. I have grown Vanilla Grass. It thrives under the same conditions as Lemon Grass and produces a wonderful vanilla scent. I especially like it for adding fragrance to the garden and potpourri.
A very rare, but commonly heard of grass is Sweet Grass. I do not know the botanical name for this plant, but it is a rapid grower. It has almost become extinct though. A common use of the blades of grass this plant produces is to make smudge sticks. I have never had any success over wintering this plant outdoors, although they claim it is a perennial. It does grow rapidly. Even if this plant dries out a little, it seems to come back ok. It is a very sweet smelling grass.
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