Sweet Flag

Sweet flag is of ancient stock dna evidence supports acorus as the oldest surviving line of monocots perhaps providing paleontologists with a picture of the past.

Sweet flag. Ideal for wet areas acorus calamus variegatus variegated sweet flag is an attractive herbaceous perennial forming a tuft of gracefully arching narrow sword shaped leaves adorned with creamy white and green stripes. Sweet flag is a plant. Sweet flag consists of tufts of basal leaves that rise from a spreading rhizome.

Sweet flag is a semi evergreen deciduous spreading marginal aquatic perennial hairless herb that grows approximately 30 100 cm 12 39 in tall. Sweet flag is a herbaceous perennial 2 m 79 in tall. Use in damp borders at pond edges in shallow water or average garden soil.

Slowly naturalizes by spreading roots. Crushed foliage emits a delightful scent. Sweet flag sweet flag is a grasslike low maintenance perennial.

Its leaves resembles those of the iris family. Often displaying a nice pink tinge in cold weather the foliage is sweetly fragrant when bruised. Excellent for brightening the edges of ponds or water gardens.

It grows well in moist soil or several inches of standing water making it an excellent choice when used as an accent plant in water gardens or moist marshy areas along shorelines. Grown for highly attractive foliage. Ideal for wet areas acorus gramineus ogon golden variegated sweet flag is a semi evergreen herbaceous perennial forming an attractive tuft of gracefully arching narrow sword shaped golden yellow leaves adorned with olive green stripes.

The plant is found growing in moist soils and shallow water in ditches marshes river edges ponds small lakes swamps and wetlands. The flowering structure is a spadix similar to that of a jack in the pulpit. Sweet flags look like small ornamental grasses but they re actually related to calla zantedeschia.