I am searching for flowers or grasses that have the following specifications:
a)have a very good fragrance.
b)whose stalks are soft and pliable.
c)not used in any type of foods or teas.

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Clarification of Question by bruchos-ga on 21 Dec 2004 04:28 PST

d)stalks dry every year, and regrow fresh from roots; or stalks and
roots die, and must be reseeded.
e)stalks do not branch out e. g. not a bush

How about mountain laurel?

http://waddell.ci.manchester.ct.us/id_kalmia.html

There are probably a lot of plants that meet your criteria - the first
that comes to my mind is Lily of the Valley, Convallaria majalis:

http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=COMA7

Another would be Peony, Paeonia hybrids:

http://gardening.about.com/od/plantprofile1/p/Peonies.htm

Many of the flowering bulbs like Daffodils, Crocus and Tulips also fit
your criteria.

You don't mention what you want to use the plants for and what time of
year you need them, so it's hard to make recommendations.  Plants that
die back to the roots every year are called "perennials", plants that
need to be reseeded every year are 'annuals'.  Most plants that are
categorized as annuals and perennials by horticulturists are primarily
ornamental, i.e. are not used for food.  Searching on "fragrant
perennials", "fragrant annuals", or "fragrant grasses" should get you
some lists of plants that you can find pictures of and more
information about.

You can access retailers of fragrant roses on this google blog
www.midwestgarden.blogspot.com
Barbara

I've reviewed several nurseries who do a good job of describing the
flowers they offer. This may be of help:

http://www.gardening-review.com/

Happy gardening!
Daiva

How about tulips?  The gudushnik tulips are rather creative, if you
are looking for something a little different.  Here is a beautiful
picture of one....
<a href="http://www.tulipbeautiful.com/html/gudoshnik_tulips.html">http://www.tulipbeautiful.com/html/gudoshnik_tulips.html</a>

Bruchos,
Incase you are still around:

"This tall thin grass(Muhlenbergia filipes) has the smell of sweet hay
after it has been cut."
You will find the statement far down in this article:

http://www.pride-net.com/1997/july/sweetgrass/

Here is another sweetgrass:
http://www.bga.com/~pixel/fun/sweetgrass.html

Search for   sweetgrass  and you will find many sites on the subject,
but these weem to be the two plants.
Myoarin