Grown on Crane's Perch Farm · Georgia
Vetiver, the quiet workhorse of the warm-climate garden.
Ornamental. Non-invasive. Roots ten feet deep. We ship bare-root slips to landscapers, farmers, and home gardeners across the warmer half of the United States.
Field-grown slips
Bare-root and ready to plant — never tissue culture, never plugs.
Sterile, non-invasive
Commercial cultivars that clump in place. They stay exactly where you plant them.
Shipped from Georgia
Mostly to FL, SC, NC, CA, TX, PR & USVI — and to other states by request.
One season to thrive
Plant in late spring; expect a full ornamental clump or knit hedge by fall.
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Bare-root vetiver, by the bundle
Why vetiver
One plant. A surprising number of jobs.
Vetiver's twelve-foot taproot system holds soil, stores carbon, and filters runoff. The arching tops give you a soft, ornamental clumping grass that landscape designers love.
- Living erosion hedges on slopes and stream banks
- Ornamental clumping grass for borders and screens
- Soil remediation in disturbed and contaminated land
- Nutrient-runoff filtration along farm ditches and stormwater swales
- Mulch, thatch, and fiber from cut tops
Wholesale
Buying 500 plants or more?
Tell us your project — quantity, timeline, and where you're planting — and we'll come back with bulk pricing, lead times, and shipping logistics for your state.
Learn
Notes from the farm
Basics
What is Vetiver?
A grower's primer on vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides, also called khus) — the tropical clumping grass with a 12-foot root system and a thousand uses.
5 min read
Scent & Uses
What Does Vetiver Smell Like?
A grower's honest description of vetiver's scent — smoky, rooty, earthy, woody — and why it's a foundational note in nearly every modern men's cologne.
4 min read
Basics
Is Vetiver Invasive? The Non-Invasive Cultivar Explained
Short answer: no. The commercial vetiver sold for landscaping and erosion control is a sterile, clump-forming cultivar that doesn't seed and doesn't spread.
3 min read