Sweet Flag

HARDY (PERENNIAL)

AVAILABLE: 15 MAY TO 1 SEPTEMBER

Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus)

Leaves are erect and sword-shaped, resembling the leaves of Irises, but greener. They are flattened (on one side more than the other), smooth along the margins, and have parallel veins. Leaves emit a sweet fragrance.

• Shallow marginal (6”-8” water depth)
• Blooms from late spring to early summer
• Grows 12”- 40” tall in full sun to part shade
• Comes in a 6” pot
• Native to North America
• Perennial