Acorus
Sweet Flag
Acorus is a perennial with basal leaves that grow directly from the spreading, fragrant, rhizomatous rootstock. The leaves are upright and sword-shaped, rather like iris leaves. Insignificant flowers sometimes appear from late Spring through Summer
Contributed by @Pushkraj
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Full sun to partial shade
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Frequent watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and fertile
Common name
Sweet Flag
Latin name
Acorus
type
Herbaceous Perennial
family
Acoraceae
ph
6.0 - 7.3 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and fertile
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Water
Frequent watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.60 M
1.20 M
Acorus
Acorus is a perennial with basal leaves that grow directly from the spreading, fragrant, rhizomatous rootstock. The leaves are upright and sword-shaped, rather like iris leaves. Insignificant flowers sometimes appear from late Spring through Summer
Flowering
From Early Summer TO Late Summer
Insignificant green, yellow or brown flowers may appear in Summer
Planting
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
This a plant that likes to have "wet feet" and so an ideal site for it is at the edge of a pond or stream. It can also be planted in a container, with plenty of watering. The soil should be, ideally, acidic or neutral.
Propagating by seed
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
The seed needs to be chilled before sowing in Spring. Mix the seed with sand and store in the 'fridge for 2 months before sowing, then sow the seed on the surface of damp compost, and just press the seed down, without covering the seed with soil or compost. Germination is usually around 14 days
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