Our Sweetgrass Braid (Hierochloe odorata) is a ceremonial-grade smudge braid, roughly 18 to 20 inches of sweetly fragrant, hand-braided blades. Known across many traditions as Holy Grass, Seneca Grass, Wacanga, and Weengush, sweetgrass has been honored for centuries by many Indigenous peoples of North America as a sacred plant symbolizing peace, healing, and connection to the Earth. We offer it as a clean, natural way to cleanse and uplift your space, part of our wider smudging collection.
The fragrance is the soul of sweetgrass: a soft, sweet aroma of vanilla over fresh-cut hay that turns into a gentle, sweet smoke as it smolders, grounding rather than sharp. It is markedly softer and sweeter than white sage, which is why so many people reach for it to close a ceremony on a calm, uplifting note. Our guide to sweetgrass rituals for new beginnings offers room-by-room ideas for working with it. And if you would like to grow your own sweetgrass to braid, our Live Sweetgrass Plant lets you cultivate it from your own garden.
Sweetgrass is native to the northern reaches of North America, where it grows wild in open, sun-fed meadows. We bring you ethically harvested braids from the United States, gathered with care and respect for the plant and the traditions it belongs to. Every braid we offer carries the same 100% money-back guarantee as everything we carry.