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Sweet Flag

Acorus americanus


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Sweet Flag is a hardy evergreen perennial swamp or bog plant with bright yellow-green spicy scented Iris-like foliage.  The fleshy spadix covered with tiny white flowers appears in June and July, followed by dark berries. Prefers full sun and moist to wet soils.  A vigorous spreader that can be used for erosion control.  Tolerates short droughts once established.

Type: 

Perennial

Origins:

Northeast and Upper Midwest N. America

Height: 

2' - 3'

Spread: 

0.5' - 1'

Spacing: 

0.5'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

 3 - 6

Culture: 

Full SunPart Sun

Bloom Color: 

Green

Season of Interest: 

SummerYear-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance.  Keep soil moist.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, BordersNaturalized AreasWildlife Gardens Native Gardens, Pond Edges, Water Gardens, and Containers

COMPANION PLANTS: Swamp Milkweed, Cherokee Sedge, Northern Blue Flag Iris

IMAGES: Jack Greenlee, U.S. Forest Service, Acorus americanus USFS-1, (2) Photo by Tom PotterfieldAcorus americanus (sweetflag), (3) Ryan HodnettSweetflag (Acorus americanus) - Kitchener, Ontario 2018-08-17CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown

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