Jello wrote:
] Incorrect.
]
] "Stabile Plant
]
] Because vetiver seeds are sterile and the plant's roots grow
] straight down, the grass stays wherever planted, Rachmeler
] said.
]
] Vetiver is an exotic grass everywhere except India. But since
] the plant's seeds are sterile, the grass does not spread like
] an invasive species. (The plant can be raised from cuttings.)
]
] When vetiver is planted in hedges—as it is in
] slope-stabilization projects—only water, not soil, can pass
] through. Over time, natural terraces are formed that are
] permanently stabilized."

[ That's what i get for skimming ;) I stand corrected... looks like a pretty neat plant. -k]

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