Sweet Flag

Acorus Calamus

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Overview

Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus) is a perennial marsh plant featuring sword-shaped leaves and a fragrant, spicy aroma. It typically grows 2-4 feet tall and thrives in wet soils, often along edges of ponds and streams. Ideal for water gardens, Sweet Flag's green-yellow flowers bloom in early summer. Zones 4-10 suit it best, and it prefers full to partial sun. Notable for its ease of care and rhizomatous growth.

Sun Half, ShadeWater HighZones 4–10

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — It typically grows 2-4 feet tall and thrives in wet soils, often along edges of ponds and streams

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus) is a perennial marsh plant featuring sword-shaped leaves and a fragrant

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — Ideal for water gardens, Sweet Flag's green-yellow flowers bloom in early summer

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — scientifically known as Acorus calamus

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — Notable for its ease of care and rhizomatous growth

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — Zones 4-10 suit it best, and it prefers full to partial sun

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — is a perennial marsh plant that brings an element of stately grace to any water garden or damp setting

Culture

Sun: Half, Shade
Water: High
USDA zones: 4–10

Shape & size

Mature height: 2–3 Ft.
Mature width: 1–2 Ft.

Classification

Family: Araceae

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Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — It typically grows 2-4 feet tall and thrives in wet soils, often along edges of ponds and streams

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus) is a perennial marsh plant featuring sword-shaped leaves and a fragrant

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — Ideal for water gardens, Sweet Flag's green-yellow flowers bloom in early summer

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — scientifically known as Acorus calamus

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — Notable for its ease of care and rhizomatous growth

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — Zones 4-10 suit it best, and it prefers full to partial sun

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — is a perennial marsh plant that brings an element of stately grace to any water garden or damp setting

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — Hailing from the Acoraceae family

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — its sword-shaped foliage resembles that of the iris

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — creeping rhizomes.<br><br>The foliage of Sweet Flag

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — provides a vertical accent with its glossy

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — reaching heights of 2 to 4 feet and widths of 2 to 3 feet

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — inconspicuous spadixes - pencil-like flower spikes enveloped by a pale green sheath

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — Though not known for its flowers

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — In spring to early summer

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — it blooms with understated

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — spicy scent when crushed or bruised

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — its fragrance more than compensates

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — lending a sensory aspect to garden settings.<br><br>Sweet Flag thrives in USDA hardiness zones 4 through 9

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — preferring full sun to part shade

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — It excels in wet soil or shallow water

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — Acorus calamus is also valued for its reputed medicinal properties and historical use as an herbal remedy

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — but division every 2 to 3 years can promote vigorous growth

Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) — making it ideal for planting along pond edges

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